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Air Filter Question
Ever since I finished my '85 GS (6 port 13B, Holley 650 double-pumper on top of a Camden supercharger) I've been using an Edelbrock triangular foam air filter, primarily because it was all I could find that would fit under the hood.
A while back I bought a nice K&N 14" drop base filter. But I had Adjust-A-Jets on the Holley which broaden it's stance and interfered with the drop base. This week I decided to do a rebuild on the Holley and removed the Adjust-A-Jets so now the K&N filter will fit.
Now the problem is that it's still just slightly too tall with the 2-13/16" element it came with and will rub on the underside of the hood. So here's the question: Will I get enough airflow if I buy a shorter element? I can get a 2-5/16" or a 2-1/2". I'm not concerned about losing 4 or 5 hp. But if it's going to be more like 10-20 hp I would be concerned. I'm pretty sure a K&N Extreme lid would solve the problem, but I'd like to avoid that expense if possible.
Thoughts?
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Rich
A while back I bought a nice K&N 14" drop base filter. But I had Adjust-A-Jets on the Holley which broaden it's stance and interfered with the drop base. This week I decided to do a rebuild on the Holley and removed the Adjust-A-Jets so now the K&N filter will fit.
Now the problem is that it's still just slightly too tall with the 2-13/16" element it came with and will rub on the underside of the hood. So here's the question: Will I get enough airflow if I buy a shorter element? I can get a 2-5/16" or a 2-1/2". I'm not concerned about losing 4 or 5 hp. But if it's going to be more like 10-20 hp I would be concerned. I'm pretty sure a K&N Extreme lid would solve the problem, but I'd like to avoid that expense if possible.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Rich
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I'd really like to avoid the expense of a whole new unit. It's been long enough ago that I bought this one that I don't remember the cost, but I know it wasn't cheap. Hell, the reusable elements alone are almost $50!
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