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I would not recommend doing that. They put that there for a reason. It is suppose to straighten out the air flow and give the MAF a better reading of air flow.
well, I have done it, didn't find a problem. I bought an aftermarket one and it doesn't even have a screen. It probably is useless, just like the big donky dong on the intake elbow.