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> >I'm also looking at the regular Performer only because it's > cheaper. The RPM > >is a high-rise and may not fit with my stock hood either. The regular > >Performer has a spread bore pattern though, and I'll need to > know for sure > >that it will take my Carter AFB carb. The RPM does not have a > wider bore in > >the back. Any advice about the differences between those two? > > The Performer is the one you want. The RPM won't fit under your hood. The > regular Performer has both sets of mounting holes for the carb..... I disagree -- I installed a Performer RPM on my '70 Malibu and it fit under the hood fine. I have a typical aftermarket drop-base air cleaner with a 2-inch tall air filter. I also helped my neighbor put a RPM manifold on his '69 years ago and we didnt have any clearance problems. Both hoods were regular Malibu hoods, not SS hoods. The edelbrock manifolds have the provisions for all the late model brackets, but they work fine with the earlier stuff. I know on my neighbor's 69, it had A/C and everything bolted up OK. The only thing they lack is a boss for an oil-fill tube, which is only an issue if you can't add oil through the valve covers. If you're not gonna be doing much racing or hitting anything over 5000 RPM, I'd stick with the regular Performer, especially since you're only using a 283. I dont recall you mentioning what kind of cam you have, but I'm guessing from the context of your post that it's stock, or near stock. Just my $.02. -Dave, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
