No, it maybe slightly higher than a holley, I never had a factory carb to compare it to though. You have to be mindful of the choke linkage with some air-filter housings. Again, I did not have the factory one to see if it interfered. I noticed Summit has them on sale now, $313.00 for the 750 and <$300.00 for the 625.
My air-cleaner clearance issues came from my Edleborck air gap manifold. It is higher than the stock, but was able to run a low profile air cleaner housing to fit under the screen.
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