3rd gen guys,hood clearance question

[andy74]

will a edelbrock torquer clear the flat hood,using a 750 edelbrock carb?i have a mopar performance air cleaner,and am not opposed to changing it,i curently am running a stock 68 4bbl intake,and cant get to the car to measure the clearance right now.its the old torquer,not the new torquer2

[RD]

will a edelbrock torquer clear the flat hood,using a 750 edelbrock carb?i have a mopar performance air cleaner,and am not opposed to changing it,i curently am running a stock 68 4bbl intake,and cant get to the car to measure the clearance right now.its the old torquer,not the new torquer2

dont know about the torker, but I did have a performer RPM with a eddy on top and it was able to fit under the flat hood.

[andy74]

on a 3rd gen,right rd?

[firefighter3931]

If a performer rpm fits then a torker will surely fit. The rpm is a lot taller than a torker....probably an inch or so taller. RD races 3rd gen Chargers Andy....i'm sure that's what he was referring to.

Ron

[71charger_fan]

On my 71 with a 400 an Edelbrock Performer with Thermoquad and Summit chrome air cleaner/3" element cleared the stock flat hood. The problem was the first time I took it to the track and the engine torqued in its mounts the wing nut put a dent in the hood from underneath. I had to replace it with a hex nut to keep it from happening again. I've since put a bulge hood on but I just thought I'd share my experience.

[andy74]

once again, thanks guys-i have the intake,and am going to get the new cam next week,and im really hurting to drive her again,but hey-its 40 degrees and raining cats and dogs!! i may have a line on a bulge hood,that i can fix,but i need to plan on the flat hood,just in case

[Beer]

Next couple of days I hope to test fit the SB Stroker with the Edelbrock RPM Air Gap.
I am more concerned with the oil pan (cudaken says I need to notch the K frame ), but I think the Air gap intake and 800 EPS is gonna be close too...

Cheers
Beer

[NHCharger]

I have a Edelbrock Performer intake with a eddy carb on top of my 383 in my 71. I run the larger air filter so I use the dropped base, or whatever they call it on the air filter and have no clearance problems.