The hood had to be raised, it was just enough to have my knuckles hit the hood when I went to start it, I needed something a little taller, I do run the max flow without the cover most of the time
I did, ms460 cylinder, ms660 3/4 wrap, 660 felling dogs, 440 max flow air filter, stock carb bored, 460 intake boot, husky decomp, stihl bar nuts as well as bar adapter, stihl d handle