Yeah Zippy I don’t really want a fuel injection looking carb hat with a big k&n cone filter but if it works it works. That’s why I included that pic of the spectre hat. I’ve read on some web searches that the low profile hats really kill horsepower and my problem is rear clearance not vertical. I wish I could find a nice 5 1/8” steel 90° Mandril bent elbow to shoot a straight column of air at the carb with no swirly corners to cause problems. I could fabricate something more squared off that has that general shape but then I would probably come out ahead just buying a hat like in the picture and a big cone filter.

The only thing is that would cost a couple hundred bucks and I’m always a bigger fan of making something than buying something.

I’m also worried about causing some kind of turbulence or bad restriction I want a simple reliable strong street motor not an exotic tuning nightmare.

Do you have an opinion on that hat in my pic? Got a better candidate?

Thanks!
Rdr