so when i bought this car it came with this intake.... it is chrome and has some mushroom lookin foam thing on here. and it looks like it sucks an awful lot of hot air from the engine compartment. i have the original intake in the trunk.. should i put it back on??

 

the one you have on now probably flows better than your stock one.

 

i put the stock one back on took like 2 mins i like the stock a lot better. i think the other intake was a like EBAY $9 special

 

the mushroom puff was the filter

 

you were smart in putting the stock intake back in.. i don't doubt that you were losing power before.

 

indeed