Wow... I can't believe how restrictive the stock setup was... here's it modified!

Passanger Side:

 

Driver's Side:

 

Overhead View:

 

Now then - Yes, that is the ground there.

The first thing you need to do, is turn the 6 little tabs 1/4 turn, and unscrew the holding screw by the throttle body. Unhook the MAF and IAT wires, then lift the intake, and with a slight twisting motion, pull the intake assembly, tube, and MAF all out of the car.

Now, remove your air filters (the just lift straight out). Now would be an opportune time to change them - they will soon be the biggest restriction in your intake! K&Ns or the new Accel Blue's would be the best bet - on a budget, I've found the Purolators work very nicely.

Look into the 'box' that your air filter is in. See those 4 bolts? Remove them. I'm not sure of the size, but a 7mm socket did the trick for me. Unbolt them, and they just lift out. There are 4 of those air silencers between the 2 boxes.

With those out of the way, there's no point in leaving the box there! I assure you, the air filter is held in from the top (see that little lip around them? It's held between the top of the intake, and the top plastic part you're about to modify!) My box was held in with 2 plastic one-way push screws. You may find yours held in with more. I opted to simply break those, as I had more lying around. I would definetly recommend buy more first!

Lift that top plastic piece off. Take a hacksaw (or Dremel, or whatever you have) and start at one side, and cut the two boxes out. I'd leave about 1" of the upper part of the box there, just to hold the filter sides in place. An easy way to do it, is to start at one of the open areas the air silencer sat in, and cut away.

Now, if you look below that, I think you'll find another large plastic sheet. What is that there for? I saw it as excess weight, and non-conductive to air flow! Therefore, I popped it off. Just push straight down, it'll pop down - it's held in with metal tabs. The center portion that goes around the hood latch assembly is held together with 2 more push down one-way plastic screws. You can cut the plastic sheet in half, or pop those screws, whichever you prefer.

With that out of the way, you're left with two plastic retainers, one on either side. More excess weight! They are held in with three plastic one way screws each, one up top, one on the bottom, one in the middle. Pop those off, and remove the plastic retainers.

You should now be able to look through your filter hole, and see the ground. You can now ram air your TPI style intake with ease!

Place your (hopefully new) filters back in place, and put the TPI intake back on. I find it best to push the throttle body end on first, then latch the front back down. One side now - when you tighten the screw on the throttle body - BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR THROTTLE FOR CLEARANCE! Ask how I know you can get the throttle itself stuck behind that screw.

Ok there's a write-up on the intake.

 

Damn, that is open air flow!!!

I was thinking of doing some hacking, but not that much.

Need to get injectors cleaned first.

 

Dunno if it qualifies or not, but you guys can use that as a tech article on opening your intake a notch or two

 

Why not do it? Only took like 30 min. And the greatest thing - looks totally stock