Removing factory flap over air intake

[Core XK]

Yeah I would take Matt's advice as well. I intended to do this and actually removed it myself. There was no benefit that is noticable. I ended up doing what Matt did and just replacing the intake tube as well as the air filter and keeping the stock airbox. This provides more then enough air then stock at the same time keeping water out.

[BonesWK]

If you are looking for an intake, try AFE - it uses the bottom 3/4 of the stock airbox. Thus keeping the design. Though my only complaint with it, is it does not remove the big air silencer that sits on top of the engine..

[peteyturbo]

I noticed an air intake temperature of 8 degrees lower just by removing the shield the OP is talking about, and that is an average value (at highway speeds). YMMV if you are using a stock intake system. If you do off roading and splashing through rivers I would not reccomend it but it sure as crap wouldn't save you from hydrolock as is..Although I use an AFE intake (full kit) that does not totally seal the charge to draw air 100% from that location. Also my afe intake totally removes the big silencer and is a very nice peice, like bones said it uses the lower half of the factory airbox in which it clips onto..

[BonesWK]

I noticed an air intake temperature of 8 degrees lower just by removing the shield the OP is talking about, and that is an average value (at highway speeds). YMMV if you are using a stock intake system. If you do off roading and splashing through rivers I would not reccomend it but it sure as crap wouldn't save you from hydrolock as is..Although I use an AFE intake (full kit) that does not totally seal the charge to draw air 100% from that location. Also my afe intake totally removes the big silencer and is a very nice peice, like bones said it uses the lower half of the factory airbox in which it clips onto..

No to hijack but... I didnt know they made a full kit that removed the big air silencer. I need to check into that. FWIW my intake is almost 5 years old and still is in great shape. Couldnt be happier with AFE.

[peteyturbo]

No to hijack but... I didnt know they made a full kit that removed the big air silencer. I need to check into that. FWIW my intake is almost 5 years old and still is in great shape. Couldnt be happier with AFE.

Probably due to the fact I have the 5.7 as opposed to the 4.7.. Also my iats were probably lower because with my intake, air is not 100% pulled from the front like stock, so removing the shield helped force some cool air in.. A stock intake pulls from that same location 100% so there would not be any gains or lower temps from removing this peice. Just to clarify

[lekmedm]

I kind of wonder what the value is for installing a CAI just to box it off for fear of ingesting water. Wouldn't a drop-in K&N filter (or similar) be a better choice?