Re: difference between 1970 383 & 440 air grabber baseplate
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I bought a 70 RR...383 air grabber car last year and it came with a K&N air filter.I just bought a fram filter for it today which is the stock equivalent but it's about 1 1/2 inches taller than the K&N and of course now my hood won't close.My buddy that has the same car (no he isn't in town right now to measure the height of his) says I probably have a 440 baseplate.Can anyone tell me the depth from the cross- member on the 383 baseplate to the bottom?I think I'm sitting here with a 440 piece...this after I just restored it,primed,sanded and painted it...help!
You may have the wrong filter , a stock filter height is barely 3" and the 440 base is SHORTER than a 383 base because the 440 is taller than a 383 . You can put a 440 air cleaner on a 383 and close the hood , but you can't put a 383 base on a 440 without having an issue .
What intake do you have ?
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Re: difference between 1970 383 & 440 air grabber baseplate
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03/22/12 06:31 PM
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IIRC when I had my 71 RR there was about 3/4 to 1" difference in height difference. Post a pic. My K&N filter element is the same height as a Fram CA 322.
I am truckless..
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Re: difference between 1970 383 & 440 air grabber baseplate
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Baseplate measures 2 1/8 inches from bottom of baseplate crossmember to the table.The new Fram filter measures 3 1/2 inches but my old K&N filter is 2 5/8...anyone?Anyone?
what INTAKE do you have ? The fram is tall the K+N is short.
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Re: difference between 1970 383 & 440 air grabber baseplate
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03/22/12 07:00 PM
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Your base plate sounds like its taller than the 383 version. Maybe dart4forte will chime in. He has my old 71 RR.
I am truckless..
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Re: difference between 1970 383 & 440 air grabber baseplate
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03/22/12 07:02 PM
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What seems tall?Air filter or baseplate?
Your stock air filter is tall , I measure 3.5ish to the TOP of the crossbar on a 383 oval filter air cleaner I have.
I measured the air filter element in my unsilenced 69 air cleaner , which uses the same filter as the 70 fresh air, it's 2 5/8 overall.
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