I would NOT remove the resonators. If you look at the design, they do not let hot air in, but, they act kind of like spring/shock absorbers, with the holes into the chambers and then the holes in the bottom of the chambers.
It's a bit like a tuned port in a bass reflex sound system loudspeaker. The enclosed space is the spring and the port allows a damping action like a shock absorber. If you tape up the holes or cut the chambers off, you are pretty much back to your commercial CAI design.
- Jack
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