vent under front bumper direct to old intake pic

[14pilot]

Originally Posted by Silver Ice

Guys, do you have to take off the front bumper to remove that piece? Can you get at it without

No, you don't have to remove the bumper. I took mine off after seeing this post. Two plastic buttons hold it in place. First button was easy to remove. It's head is visable facing forward just above the SS emblem in the grill. I pushed its center keeper out on its backside from the engine compartment, right behind the LH headlight. The second button is a PITA to remove but I got it out by removing the hood latch from the cowl support (2 13mm bolts) and then reaching in thru the grill and prying the keeper out of the center of the button. I then lifted the piece out where the hood latch was. Now I can see the blue paint on the radiator cowl support thru the grill. I'm going to put it back on to cover this up. Just curious after seeing OPs pic and had to go in for a closer look.

[sspaul]

Originally Posted by 14pilot

No, you don't have to remove the bumper. I took mine off after seeing this post. Two plastic buttons hold it in place. First button was easy to remove. It's head is visable facing forward just above the SS emblem in the grill. I pushed its center keeper out on its backside from the engine compartment, right behind the LH headlight. The second button is a PITA to remove but I got it out by removing the hood latch from the cowl support (2 13mm bolts) and then reaching in thru the grill and prying the keeper out of the center of the button. I then lifted the piece out where the hood latch was. Now I can see the blue paint on the radiator cowl support thru the grill. I'm going to put it back on to cover this up. Just curious after seeing OPs pic and had to go in for a closer look.

did you notice any differnece once you removed the piece?

[techsupport]

Sorry just had to comment on that. Yes plastic isnt that heavy and there for removing such a small piece would not increase horsepower due to weight, but increasing air flow into the intake for better velocity and air volume might in fact increase horsepower numbers. If not than there is no need to change from a light weight(plastic) intake tube to an aluminum tube for a cold air intake right? But hold on a second it does help hp by switching to a cold air intake because of air flow not weight!!

[techsupport]

Oh and if anyone is interested in trying this this might help. dont know if it will let you gain access to it but looked like it might.
Front Bumper Fascia Upper Support Replacement



Callout
Component Name
1
Front Bumper Fascia Upper Support Push-In Retainer (Qty: 6)
2
Front Bumper Fascia Upper Support Bolt (Qty: 4)
Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.
Tighten
10 N·m (89 lb in)
3
Front Bumper Fascia Upper Support
Procedure

Slide upward and rearward to clear hood primary latch.

[14pilot]

Originally Posted by techsupport

Oh and if anyone is interested in trying this this might help. dont know if it will let you gain access to it but looked like it might.

You are correct. This does have to come out to access "the piece" A.K.A. LH Baffle.

[camarossrs2150]

wow last time someone mentioned the word stupid .i got my account suspended for a week .keep the words on track .its not about a piece of plastic its about how much more air could enter without it there ..im just going to sit back and wait till somebody figures something out . somebody out there will do a dyno i bet . to me i dont really want to argue over this shit anymore .

[axis]

Originally Posted by camarossrs2150

wow last time someone mentioned the word stupid .i got my account suspended for a week .keep the words on track .its not about a piece of plastic its about how much more air could enter without it there ..im just going to sit back and wait till somebody figures something out . somebody out there will do a dyno i bet . to me i dont really want to argue over this shit anymore .

The problem is, it won't show enough difference to make up for the variances from one dyno pull to the next. Jannetty's CAI test showed that most of the better CAI's keep the IAT's within a few degrees of ambient. How much of a IAT drop will it take to make a noticeable difference? Instead of a dyno comparison, I think a driving IAT difference would be a better test.