Small block hood clearance

[70SwingerGuy]

1970 Dart Swinger 340, factory hood here. I have an Edelbrock AVS2 sitting on an LD340 manifold using the factory air cleaner, was thinking about getting an airgap manifold using the same carb and air cleaner and was wondering about hood clearance due to the extra height of the manifold. Has anyone else used this combination without issues? Or know how much the airgap would raise the air cleaner so I could do some calculations?
Thanks FABO

 

[Kendog 170]

It should work. Don't use a spacer under the carb.

 

[Oldmanmopar]

Yes.

 

[SpeedThrills]

In the (online) Edelbrock catalog, they list the carb pad heights of each manifold as part of the listing of each manifold. I just compared my Torker II to an Air Gap RPM.

 

[furrystump]

You may need a dropped base to make it fit. I ran a stock lid with an airgap once.

 

[1MeanA]

Mine fits fine with the stock '70 air cleaner. I'm also running the Edelbrock AVS2 carb. I haven't figured out exactly how much clearance I have but I need to as I would like to run a phenolic spacer.

 

[70SwingerGuy]

Thanks everyone for all the input! Thanks @Oldmanmopar for the pics, that gives a really good visual of what I was asking

 

[srduster340]

Although my car is a Duster I have an air gap intake, originally holley dp, but FiTech efi now, at least a 1" spacer with factory '69 air cleaner and it all clears the factory hood. Hope this helps.

 

[Kendog 170]

I would like to run a phenolic spacer.

Because you have air under the intake it won't be necessary. Fine if it fits.

 

[1MeanA]

Because you have air under the intake it won't be necessary. Fine if it fits.

non airgap

 

[Kendog 170]

was thinking about getting an airgap manifold using the same carb and air cleaner and was wondering about hood clearance due to the extra height of the manifold.

Mine fits fine with the stock '70 air cleaner. I'm also running the Edelbrock AVS2 carb. I haven't figured out exactly how much clearance I have but I need to as I would like to run a phenolic spacer.

Thought we were talking air gap.

 

[1MeanA]

Thought we were talking air gap.

Performer RPM 7576 and Performer RPM Air Gap 7176 have the same height

 

[Kendog 170]

Gottcha. I have a 1/4" phenolic spacer on my 68 Dart with air gap and it just fits.

 

[33IMP]

Mine fits fine with the stock '70 air cleaner. I'm also running the Edelbrock AVS2 carb. I haven't figured out exactly how much clearance I have but I need to as I would like to run a phenolic spacer.

Close your hood, as is, with a big ball of tinfoil on the highest point of the air cleaner.