"C"for me summed it up well. A plastic intake will be a much better way to go. Also something that uses the stock cold air pick-up at the bottom. I'm watching for something like this
2005 Silver 300C - picked it up today!
2005 C6 Millennium Yellow Corvette convertible - on order
2002 Silverado HD - 8" lift + much more!
2002 Supercharged 8.1 Suburban - 13.93@ 95.79