I would say, yes, the silver clamp is where the two peices part company. Is the baffle removable? If so, I would say take it out, see if it can be shortened up and then shorten the pipe to go along with it. Check out Cone Eng for baffle parts if you need them.
Also, see if that that header can be bend a little upward at the end so the pipe points up a bit further.
My 2 cents anyway...