Drop base air cleaner question

[Joegrapes]

I have a Holley 750 vac secondary with auto choke on my 440 running an Edelbrock Performer RPM intake. Which drop base air cleaner will fit and give me better hood clearance?

[Chryco Psycho]

Most are shaped very similarly from cheap china ones to K&N , I do recommend using a filter top over a stamped steel one to get better air flow .

[MoparCarGuy]

Agree with @Chryco Psycho. The drop-base air cleaners from Moroso, Summit, etc. are all very similar and have provisions to clear your throttle linkage and choke.

I used an old gold-anodized Moroso base to lower a repro, fiberglass Shaker baseplate. Worked very well with an XStream lid for more airflow.

[Joegrapes]

Years ago I made this air cleaner and I use a KN filter to get as much air flow as possible. It's probably fine for the few times I drive the car but going with a bigger unit with a filter top will be better.

[JonH]

K&N drop base. Still had to use a 2" filter, and almost no clearance to the hood. Unfortunately with the Edelbrock performer rpm you can't even use a thick carb gasket. Toying with the idea of milling the manifold a bit, but it works fine for me as is.