i was wondering, im working on cleaning my air intake out and there are a few pieces in there i dont know if i need them and can i remove them. i have pics.
1. the plastic piece on the side
2. the plastic flap piece on the inside of the air intake and the bar and coil its connected to.
i dont have my emissions anymore and all tubes that formally had hoses are plugged.
thanks, Ian

 

How about just cutting out that flap and removing the side peice and the little coil

I know nothing about modding the stock hats (I usually htorw them away) but it looks like none of that stuf is nessicary. I'd just throw it in the attic and get a shorter smaller replacment from autozone

 

I cut it all off. Just left the part directly under the filter.

 

cool man, thanks, i love that cover. my top is all rusted to hell, gonna buff it off and make a stencil of a rotor to put on it, and the same with the lettering. will post pics

 

Take a peek at this... the guys filter is totally clean od everything.

http://maz_tutorials.ten15.net/Tutorial_2_CAI.pdf

 

it wont hurt the engine it you cut off the filter case