14 inch air cleaner

[BanjoBend]

i recently installed a 304 into my 78 terra. when i purchased the engine it didnt have a carb or air cleaner. i had an old holley 2150 lyin around and a 14x3 air cleaner. after buying a riser so the air cleaner would clear the t-stat housing, my hood wont close. Is there anyone running any other aftermarket air cleaner assembly that looks good and has plenty of clearence? I thought of using a 1" element but thought it would look kinda funny. I dont have the oem assembly so i dont have a reference for size.

thanks.

PS I know i should run a holley 2300 carb, but a free carb is better than no carb.

[Will Marsh]

Originally Posted by BanjoBend

i recently installed a 304 into my 78 terra. when i purchased the engine it didnt have a carb or air cleaner. i had an old holley 2150 lyin around and a 14x3 air cleaner. after buying a riser so the air cleaner would clear the t-stat housing, my hood wont close. Is there anyone running any other aftermarket air cleaner assembly that looks good and has plenty of clearence? I thought of using a 1" element but thought it would look kinda funny. I dont have the oem assembly so i dont have a reference for size.

thanks.

PS I know i should run a holley 2300 carb, but a free carb is better than no carb.

IME, if the air cleaner base is flat (bottom of element level with the mounting flange on the carb) it will clear the T-stat housing without a spacer on any of the standard air cleaner flange carbs. I usually run a 1" spacer under an Edelbrock 14XX carb. If you don't run a spacer under the carb you might need a spacer above it depending on the carb. In any case you want insulation between the carb and manifold as the IH manifolds are HOT!

On a ScoutII/Traveler this allows a 2" element with a flat top, but the wing nut and stud will dent the hood. Replace them with the appropriate length bolt and you're golden. This works with a 2300/41xx Holley or 14XX Edelbrock for sure, others you'd have to check.

HTH,

Will Marsh

[Jay Tabor]

raise the hood latch . . .

[BanjoBend]

I didnt install a spacer under the carb but i did use the 1/4" insulating base gasket.

It will actually work with the air cleaner top upside down, so the 2" filter would probably do it. Ill see if i can get one tomorow.

[Doc Stewart]

Early 70's Cadillacs had an air cleaner of large diameter that set lower than the carb top that will fit your application.

[jauringer]

You can also buy an offset air cleaner to miss the thermo housing. The setup IHON sells has a base plate that drops down below the top of the carb to allow for a bigger filter.