dual carb intake

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  1. Jap901

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    Hello I was thing of maybe going with a dual carb intake (not tunnel ram)do any of you know if it will clear a stock grabber hood?
     
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    depends on the height. if the front carb is at stock height of the original center 2 barrel, you should just have to worry about the air filter. anything more would probably require some measurements.you might want to buy some styrofoam and place it behind the dizzy, then shave it down till it just clears the hood while sitting on top of the manifold. that will tell you exactly how much room you have to work with for the whole assembly.
     
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    Yes I Have A Edelbrock Set Up I Tryed It On The Car And The Stock Hood Cleared
     
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    Two 1973 LDO Mavericks (one 4 Drag one 4 driving like Mad on the roads :) ) also have a 75 6cyl Stock! Ok, well sort of Stock :P
    if your going with a the one they offer that is a knock off shelby one (high rise).. it will work if you run really small air filters. but to me, what's the use of a small filter if you trying to stick that much air down it. i never understood why guys that put these carbs systems on their cars and put some puny 1/2 to one inch air cleaner on them. :huh:

    i had a duel set up with 390 carbs on it... i ended up selling it. to me it was not worth the time or effort never less the money.. you can get just as much out of a single as the duals... just the duals look really cool ;)

    oh and as far as what i have seen the grabber hood has no more clearance then a stock one.
     
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    I always liked the 3x2 setups. Normal driving just runs on the center carb, stomp it down and all three carbs suck a lot of air.
     
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    I like the 6 pack also but there hard to find.
     
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    There's a couple aftermarket companies that make them.
     
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    I've always wanted a 3x2 setup for my maverick...maybe one of these days...
     
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    That is nice, but $1870?!!! :49:
     

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