Hi Jack. I didnt think that removing it would gain me much other than getting rid of something goofy looking under the hood. Thats why I was only planning on doing it if the Gotts mod worked so I woulndt be altering a factory intake I may want to put back on someday when I change vehicles (long way off though). Thats also why I was going to tape over the holes from the inside first to see if it would change the sound too much. By what you've written though, it sounds like the silencing comes not only from the air passage through the unit but also from having something large and springy attached to the main intake tube. So maybe I'll just leave it alone for the time being. I've been driving around with the Gotts a little bit now and it seems to be just as zippy feeling as the S&B but driving the same routes and with just as gentle a foot as I was using before it doesnt seem like I am getting the same fuel ecomomy with it as with the S&B. I was averaging just over 19 MPG with the S&B and Im getting just under 18 with the Gotts. I realize a lot of things can affect this so I'm not jumping to any conclusions yet, just my initial impression.
Thanks for everything
Joe
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