New dual quad intake for 351W

[pbrown]

Edelbrock just released a dual quad Air-Gap intake for the 351W. Does anyone know if it might fit under the hood of an FIA?

[weaver]

If its no taller than a air gap single 4 it will fit.

Alan

[Justin Upchurch]

Just about any off the shelf intake will fit under the hood of a Unique. I am running a Super Victor, which is about an inch taller than the air-gap. My neighbor just put a 2 X 4 Airgap on his hotrod, and it made a world of difference in throttle response. Also, for what it's worth he purchased the Edelbrock carbs and they worked very well out of the box.

Justin

[Aggressor]

Attached are two images from my 1992 build. The intake is a dual quad high rise from purchased from Tony Branda.
It is seated on a 289 small block. I did have a hood/cowl clearance issue at the rear with the air cleaner. This was resolved by machining a pie wedge from the carb mating surfaces. The milling started with 1/4 inch at the very back edge and ended with 1/16 inch removed on the front edge.
The 8-carb mounting holes were all drilled oversize perpendicular to the new angle and helicoiled to original size.

Clearance was tight but sufficient.
-Geary