Anyone running RPM II with a stock hood or systemax

[Urban Legend]

Hey guys I got all my parts to go in afr 165 steeda #19 s-trim all I need to know is if a rpm II will fit under the stock hood? Thats the intake afr recommends
Thanks

 

[98rocket]

Good parts, should be fun once you get them installed. GL

 

[95opal]

It will depend on what valve covers you run. If the height of your valve covers force you to run a spacer, its going to be very close. I would say that if you need more than a 3/8" spacer, you will run into problems. 3/8 or less and you might just be touching the hood blanket. Thats best I can tell ya...

 

[hottwheels04]

It can be done, I run the stock hood with my trickflow track heat intake, I had to modify a few things to run the stock hood, I run a 95 truck block and had it decked and run a spacer and run stock valve covers and had the lower intake decked/ shaved .5 of a inch off to match the decked block,I also took off the stock hood blanket and took off the stock strut tower brace and drop motor mounts , so now the stock hood closes and has a good 1 inch or so of clerance, It just makes it by to close

 

[modo]

if necessary you can use a set of drop motor mounts which will lower the motor 3/4"

 

[rz5.0]

Track heat 1" spacer stock hood.. But engine sits back an inch from stock if it makes a diffrence..

 

[Musturd]

This is good news rz

 

[rz5.0]

I did remove the hood liner.. Clearance is minimal but enough to close.. Maybe 1/8 of a inch I closed it with a 1/2" wrench on top of intake but it was tight

 

[ttocs]

I had system max head for a short time on there and it fit with a 1/2" spacer under the stock hood. Hardest part is just finding valve covers that will fit under the intake and not hit the lifters.

 

[Mrstangerbanger]

stock hood Foxbody Chrome Valve covers with trickflow track heat with 3/8 spacer and vortech V2 blower no problems

 

[Urban Legend]

I've got a set of fox v/c as i think that should help with not having to get a spacer I hope