Yes, I really hated doing this to the sled but it was needed as it choked out so bad in the deep snow. It has me worried that it will bust apart on the first rollover and lose the filter. Would like to cut it down a bit but not sure how long others are. Turbo hose is not cheap.
The cages don't stand up in rollovers. I swapped out for a boondocker wire intake. You have to covert intake from 3" on the boondocker cage to 2.5 to the turbo. Tough as hell once it's on.