Help with intake spacer needs

[Musclemustang65]

From what ive been hearing im going to need a spacer to clear Tall valve covers with my Edelbrock RPM intake.
It will have AFR 185 heads w/ 1.6 rockers if it makes a difference.
Anyone know for sure if I will need a spacer, How thick, and where I could find said spacer to fit the RPM intake?

 

[FivepointSlow]

I'm in the same boat.

Depends on how off your upper intake is. You could need 1/2" or 1", maybe something even smaller. I would place your upper intake in place and measure the space between the upper and lower intake, and go from there, obviously if the space between them is exactly 1/2" you're going to ant to go with a spacer larger than 1/2" and not one that is exactly 1/2". You'll also need a longer EGR tube, unless you delete it. I have to get a longer one for mine but I'm not sure where they sell them. Other than that the only other problem is to make sure you clear your hood.

 

[Musclemustang65]

Well right now the shortblock is apart and will be for another week or 2 so I cant mock anything up for awhile, just trying to plan ahead. Egr is getting deleted. As far as the hood goes, if I need xxx spacer to make everything fit then I don't really have a choice. Hood can come off for awhile til I can afford another one.

 

[ttocs]

you can do a 1/2" spacer with out any problem with the stock hood. I needed too do it for my trickflows.