The WAI was as easy as you imagine--even easier maybe. The stock intake tube terminating at the front right lifts off the resonator quite easily. Then I took the filter housing cover off because the tube did not want to come off easily, so I wanted to investigate. Turns out the tube has little ridges on it so that when it is installed it becomes more difficult to disconnect. I cut down the ridges/teeth (there are two) with an exactoknife and then banged out the tube from the housing with a small hammer. Then I decided simply to let the filter housing draw the air from the top of the engine compartment as a first experiment. That seems to possible work, though I also reduced weight and further inflated my tires on that tank, so... results are confounded. Right now I have begun experimenting with building my own curved tube using PVC plumbing pipe, hoping to position the opening close or closer to the block for hotter air. Hope that helps!
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