When it was mounted inverted, I did lower the tank but still had problems. The problems weren't as bad but it still would deadstick once in a while. For me, I'd rather sacrifice some looks for reliability.

The biggest problem was cooling. That cowl just didnt offer enough air to cool the engine. It would rev up and down until it finally died. I'm hoping with the head sticking out, it would get enough air to keep it cool. Atleast it would look more scale with the cowl and the head hanging out of the side rather than than no cowl at all.