| we had a guy who raced here in Bundaberg (now races in gladstone) with an F2 with a 14/14 fitted, i dont think he ran a pod style filter (from memory it was material like fly screen) and it fitted with room to spare , however i dont know if he shifted the engine forward
zocchi manifold (rubberised one) will solve the cracking problem
i raced all last year with a 14/14 and zocchi manifold and had no problems | 
