Jamo,
Or you could go the Cranky route and lower the engine a couple of inches.( just kidding)
If I had one of those fine Kirkham or Shelby Cobras I'd be doing just what you guys are doing. They ran just fine with those Stellings for 40 years so why change things now, except for the K&N filter.
Pretty quiet around here lately without what's his name.
Cranky
