Doing some more basic maintenance on the car, and somehow managed to drop a screwdriver down the front part of the intake assembly on my 1994 Acura Integra.
Removed the inner wheelwell/fender liner, one of the underbody trays to get at it. First thing I notice is how massive it is. Second thing, that its only attached by one of the four? bolts. Which might have explain the weird thuds when going over a speed bump.
Screwdriver retrieved!
But.... is the piece really necessary? What am losing by not re-installing it? I am keeping the upper intake stock(the intake tube, filter, box that goes around it. It is worth noting that I live in San Diego - I'll see two weeks of rain a year.
btw-the lower piece is cracked in both tubes - so i'm not sure how functional it is
If it's anything like the late 90s Integra, you're mostly losing the cold air feed to the air filter this way. You'll get a bit more intake noise which might or might not be a bad thing but you'll also end up having warm to hot air sucked into the engine.
In reply to BoxheadTim:
What if I cut on the red line, and discard the area marked by the giant X
Well if you like the intake noise 
. I don't think it'll cause massive harm, but I'd extend the cut-off tube to somewhere where it's guaranteed to get cold air.
Actually, I'd probably try to see if I could fix the cracks with some hot glue or similar, but then again I do try to keep the noise down on my cars.
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