air cleaner spacer

[76bonanza]

Anyone use the plastic spacer between the carb and air cleaner?
does it do anything other than give you more clearence for carb?
were can one of these be had?

Thanks

[1986Silverado]

Originally Posted by 76bonanza

Anyone use the plastic spacer between the carb and air cleaner?
does it do anything other than give you more clearence for carb?
were can one of these be had?

Thanks

I to need one and I don't think they do anything but raise the air cleaner. Summit, Jegs all the usual places carry them. Summit also sells a flat air cleaner base which is what I am going with.

[MylilBowTie]

Just raises the air breather base up two clear the linkages and things. You could get a tall one but I dont see it doing much other than being able to see your carb a little more. I use a 1/2in one for my 14x6 k&n both on the edl-1406 and stock quadrajet.

[1986Silverado]

Originally Posted by Riptide's 78p/u

i use a 1 inch phenolic (plastic) basically it just make it so the base clears linkages...also it MAY have kind of a velocity stack effect...but not one tht you can feel. I paid 7 bucks for mine...canadian money...probably about 4.50 american bones

Where did you get yours at? Cheapest I have found is Summit at $3.39 plus $8.95 for handling.

[MylilBowTie]

You might get lucky and find one at autozone or something like it. I think thats where I got mine, I wasnt really looking for one and thats when I seen it so I bought it.

[76bonanza]

I purchased one at autozone but it pushes againest my choke bar and will not let the choke ingage guess I can not use one.

[1986Silverado]

Originally Posted by 76bonanza

I purchased one at autozone but it pushes againest my choke bar and will not let the choke ingage guess I can not use one.

What's the part number and $$ . I was just about to call and asked if they carry them.....also what size was it...3/4 or 1 inch

[76bonanza]

3/4 my bad I got it from orielys it is an edelbrock only part number I see is "8092".

[1986Silverado]

Cool, got one of those here to!

[1986Silverado]

Originally Posted by 76bonanza

I purchased one at autozone but it pushes againest my choke bar and will not let the choke ingage guess I can not use one.

What carb are you running..gonna go pick one up tomorrow at o-reillys and wondering if it would work or not with my edelbrock 1405 carb.

[1974ChevyC10]

i bought a universal one at pep boys i think-it came with a couple different size spacers for the air cleaner and pieces to use a 4 bbl air cleaner on a 2 bbl carb.i bought mine b/c edelbrock air cleaner didnt clear the linkages on my carb.it works great and gave me plenty of room to clear the linkages and fuel lines-carter afb is what im running.

[MylilBowTie]

I didnt have any problem with the 1406, but the quadrajet I needed to shave a little bit of the plastic off for the choke to full open and free.

[76bonanza]

Holly 4160 rubs bad on the choke linkage keeps it from engaging.