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Some people have raised the body above the frame 1-2 inch.

On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 9:15 PM Jim Kanomata wrote:

> Our kits use a thinner base plate and a ring adapter under the Air Cleaner.
> If your friend has a Hi Rise intake, he must raise the center of the dog
> house.
>
> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 6:29 PM Ken Henderson
> wrote:
>
>> Dean,
>>
>> I don't understand the problem: IIRC, when I had the 455 with OEM
>> manifold, the Holly Throttle Body and later the GM TB, was no taller than
>> the Quadrajet and so did not require raising the hatch cover.
>>
>> Even with the taller Cad500 installed with the GM TB, I've only had to
>> slightly raise about a 1/2" high aluminum dome over the cutaway plywood
>> hatch cover.
>>
>> Even when I bought the GMC with a Quadrajet on the 455 with an Edelbrock
>> Performer manifold, the hatch was raised by only about 4". I have to
>> wonder what manifold your friend is using that's even taller than that
>> one.
>>
>> Ken H.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 7:41 PM Hanson Email
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone know of a very low profile intake manifold for an EFI that will
>> keep
>>> the doghouse from raising its ugly head? Right now the cover raise is
>> about
>>> 6 inches. Thank you PO.
>>>
>>> This is for a friend as I am a quad guy.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dean The Resourceful Norse Hanson
>>>
>>> 75 Avion
>>>
>>> 73 Painted Desert.
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