I have to use a spacer for the air cleaner to clear the linkage and yesterday I seen that the front of the 14" dia filter hits the hood and holds it up a little... I'm gonna try angle cutting the spacer to see if that will clear... I dont want to go any shorter than the 3" filter that I am using... this is on my throttle body.. but it was about the same on the 850 carb.. but that was a bit lower(no spacer) EDIT Plus I'm dumping the K&N that was a gift to me.. but I need the flow