Originally Posted by Cbakey
gas mileage is fine. went from 35 to 34. drop is most likely from me getting on the throttle too much.

yovue ruined the engineering behind the reason the box is at the front of the engine.
Cool air is good for your engine, hot air is bad...
And if you think about it with hot air your more likely for detonation, given thatd be unlikely.
Just put it back on, I dont see the point behind taking it off at all, it can't be for performance, because with less cold air all it would do is impede performance.