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Easy and Cheap offset air filter

There are many solutions out there, but I doubt few give as much filtering area as a normal 14” round filter. The problem with a higher intake is that there’s no room for 14” due to the rear lid. But Spectre now has a cheap offset base, 4768, available on ebay for $30. On a side hung Holley it may fit without modification. But on a center hung Holley you have to drill a hole in the rear part for the float adjustment nut/bolt. And you have to cut away a bit of the filter element.

But it’s easy and cheap compared to other solutions, and you can get as much filter area as you want, you can get these 14” elements in any height, depending on whether you want to be able to see out the rear window.

Note in picture, left to right:
S-shape rod, base with hole drilled so adjustment nut/bolt sticks up, air filter element upside down to show cut-out to clear nut/bolt