Ours appear to be positioned in about the same place front-to-rear Brad, but it looks like my bracket is much larger and holds the filter farther away from the manifold so it interferes with the brace. Wonder if I can take the huge bracket off of mine and u-bolt the filter directly to the intake?

That has to be the solution. The huge bracket looks like it was designed to emulate the contour of the manifold, holding the filter further away for some purpose. Funky!