Originally Posted by waldig
Are you saying that the removal of the hoses increased your performance by increasing airflow?
That would run in the face of the cold air inlet concepts.
This is true but.... The stock inlet ducts at the radiator support are so small that they choke this engine down. That's why the SL55 and other intakes work so well on our cars.
Steve Hellums provided a great write up on the modification he did to his stock setup (minimal cost) that worked well.
You can also remove the plate on the back of the stock plastic Y-pipe and fab a filter to go there.. and pull all the air you need....