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    Posted: 20-April-2016 at 3:07PM
Anybody mess with intakes? I'm wondering what will fit under the stock hood. RPM? Airgap maybe?
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I have the air gap. It fits with stock air cleaner and hood scoop hood. Will not fit with the factory ram air. That is for a 72. -Rick-

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I guess I should have put for a 351W.
What motor on yours?
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Ahhhh that's a little lower deck wise. hmmmmm
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote californiajohnny Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-April-2016 at 4:46PM
you say "stock" hood, do you mean the flat hood? or the sport hood with the scoop?
 i have a 351W with a offenhauser and a 1/2" phenolic spacer with a holley on top of that with a aftermarket oval filter (2" tall?) and that all clears the scooped hood fine!
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Yep flat hood 78 thunderbird. I didn't know there was a sport hood.

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not for a 78 T-bird. Your car just has the flat stock hood. The only midsize car that would have a raised or scooped hood would be the  72 torino sport and the 72-73 Montego GT. All the others are flat
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Got it.
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Originally posted by ssregal39 ssregal39 wrote:

Yep flat hood 78 thunderbird. I didn't know there was a sport hood.
opps, my bad, i assumed you were referring to a 72 torino Embarrassed
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Big Bird Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21-April-2016 at 3:08PM
big air cleaner with performer intake and edelbrock carb on a 302 was a bit of an issue on my 79 T-bird.
of course, a drop-base that fit the edelbrock carb would have helped...
 
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Thumbs UpI have a parts car. Maybe I'll hack up a hood.
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