I agree with the"good fit"- above. The purpose of the hopper fan is to generate enough air flow to pressurize the auger assembly. If the extension allows for more leakage than the fan is capable of
providing, there could be a problem with burn back.. The fan has to generate enough flow to offset leakage PLUS enough to pressurize the auger assembly.
These pits can run a long time w/o replenishing pellets unless you are cooking at max temps. Then someone would be there to to R/R the food.. Just curious as to why you are considering a hopper extension.