I connected it so dust and crap wouldn’t get in there, also its a nice place to keep the tube if I ever want to put it back to stock.

the si is great, its not the fastest thing out of the box but I cant get over the handling, the build quality is also very nice. it feels refined, like its more than an econo-box fuel sipper. maybe its because I went from a 91 to an 06, but I think its just as nice as my friends G35, that doesn’t even have navi... it may be faster, but the interior isn’t any nicer than the si... the si is a great buy and I completely understand why it won car of the year.