Installed a 1/4" spacer with gaskets top and bottom. Has made a dramatic improvement with hot starts. Ditched the oval Cobra air cleaner for a 14" Sprectre air cleaner with a the blue
synthetic media around the perimeter AND on the top cover. Looks really good, not to mention much more air flow now. Matches nicely with the blue plug wires.
Tried to upload a photo but the file won't upload, even though the file size is below the 99kb max limit for jpeg files. Have had this recurring issue now for months. Not sure what is going on but it is very frustrating.