Honestly I expect the finished product to be w/o the front tubes, and the TB inlet will likely be offset towards the passenger side to received the intercooled charge. With the inlet tube disconnected and the lower filter boxes unbolted, the stock cover is cosmetic only and simply conceals the horrendous maze of harnesses and EGI systems. The M112, with no cover, is a homely thing.

In my conversations with Corky, he didn't like the E/ML engine cover because of the exposed coil packs and the requirement for the owner to have to buy a new cover. It just adds more cost/BS. His thinking is likely that if the OE silver airbox hides everything completely and is free (one included with every Crossfire purchase!), why not just use that?

Plus, it seems he's utilizing the overhang of the silver cover for the mounting of key components.

You could likely 86 the cover in favor of no cover, or the E/ML cover... BUT... you'd need to figure out how to secure the flow meter in another manner.

I'd hazard to say that once the "volume" kit is produced and released to the public, people will be making their own unique tweaks (both in tuning and cosmetics).

And then we will start seeing threads like Dave mentioned.