Alright, I'll try to keep it short:

Disassembled my car's stock intake recently to clean out gunk left over from when coil went out


^kinda hard to make out (syrup made of gas, upper cylinder lube & oil)

and not only did I notice something weird but I realized just how restrictive the stock intake is.

First of all, does anyone know WTF this is pictured below?

It doesn't seem to actually enter the tube, it looks smooth inside where that part extends from.

Lastly, what are your opinions of this cheap not-from-ebay intake I came across? Anyone used something similar by chance?(either but primarily the top one)
http://www.racepages.com/performance...5&brandid=4283

Nothing too important, but I figured I'd see what people had to say.