Edelbrock c454 and dominator under ss hood
 

Would anyone here have experience putting an old school edelbrock c454 and a dominator 4500 under a stock ss hood? I’d plan on running a drop base air cleaner. I’m hoping this fits… I don’t want to run a cowl on my 67 rs ss

Thanks !!

Matt

Wow, nice car!

That's bad ass Matt!

Man that is one super nice, well set up car! Hope u get some advice, but had to give admiration to such a neat car.


Bob

-68 Nickey Chevrolet sold z/28 23K miles survivor (Original owner road raced a different z with Nickey backing, Nickey provided below cost purchase of this car after wreck).
-69 triple black L78 Camaro survivor
-65 L78 corvette (ex Otis chandler/Suydam car)

As said, beautiful car. Don't see many in Royal Plum.
Um, that intake isn't going to work on the 350... :naughty:

Your plate number is only 75 before the one I have for my '70 SS Chevelle.

Way cool!!!

Thanks guys ! It’s a pretty neat car. Tons of options including , headrests, fold down rear seat, rear defrost, speed minder, deluxe interior and many more.

It does say 350 on the fender, but I have an all aluminum 540 that I want to stick in it’s place for a while ��

Matt

LA built ?

Please post a startup video when the 540 goes in!!

That 540 a tall deck ? That may add to the clearance issue.

It’s a standard deck block. It is an LA built car

That's a LOT of cubes to get out of a standard block.
As I read how it was built, I figured it was an LA car. When I was looking for mine and since too, it seems the cars with those options were built more frequently in LA. Mine is an LA '67 ss/rs with deluxe interior, folding rear seat, console powerglide, speed minder and wood wheel options.

You might want to ponder the dilemma of the bolts over stock siamese intake ports. Original BBC heads and intakes had the bolts. I used a C454 decades ago and it required the bolts. Most high flow aftermarket heads do not have those bolt provisions. If you install the C454 on a set of later heads, you'll most likely encounter a massive vacuum leak. You could weld up the holes and grind the intake to match, but it's quite a bit of work. Here's a link to an article I wrote for Summit Racing on that topic:

https://www.onallcylinders.com/2022/...n-a-1970-nova/

You can see more on my Nova build elsewhere on this site. It's a 565 cubic inch, short deck combination with Brodix BB3 Xtra heads. FYI, the Brodix dual plane is the only intake that fits under a flat hood and can fit aftermarket heads without the extra bolt hole. But it is for 4150 series carbs only. In my experience, 4500 Dominators can be a pain in the ass on a street driven car…:)

Thank you!!! I was wondering how those extra bolt holes were going to affect this build, and you answered all those questions.
The dart 335 heads on the 540 don’t have those extra holes.

I’ve been contemplating the hv2016 Brodix also.

Appreciate all the info

Matt

Glad I could help...

Wayne

I'm in love with that car.

Great looking 67, rarely see a clean Royal Plum! I have a big block in a 67 Camaro with an original Edelbrock Torker, yes the "crooked" plenum opening and yes it's a single plane but it's not very tall. I have a fly eye air cleaner on it and it won't fit under the stock hood. I have a stinger hood on it, the air cleaner is just barely showing when you look in the scoop opening. May fit with a decent drop base and a short filter.

Nice car! Great colour and stance!!

Love the stance!

Agreed!!:biggthumpup: