woohoo, finished! Worked on it on my lunch break. Thanks again for your help tighed1 and NeedsWings.

I drove it around some, and I can't really tell if it has extra hp, but I'll assume it does. I haven't had the car long enough to notice an extra maybe 5% gain in hp (?) ... it still felt fast before I put it on

I can definitely hear the blower now though. Is that from the intake, or from removing the engine cover? I'm not sure if I like the sound or not, but it's growing on me. I think maybe not hearing the engine and exhaust as much might be part of the reason I'm not sure if it has extra hp.