can you post pics of your scoop and maybe a video of how this sounds?

I cant tell from the picture, but it sounds like you pretty much made this?

K&N 57-3045 $293.99 - 57 Series FIPK, Air Intake / Cold Air Intake

Im thinking about buying one, just because the install looks sweet, and i cant wait to hear the sc whining more!

But about the hp gain, the dyno isnt so bad! its on a grand prix, but the results should be the same.

http://www.knfilters.com/dynocharts/57-3045_dyno.pdf

Sorry it took so long to reply, I still have my old airbox, I'll cut it up and take pictures along the way to show you how its done. As far as the MPG issue i have a huge improvement now that I've gotten used to it, I used to get about 27-28MPG highway, and now I'm getting about 32MPG, not a big jump, but when nearly all my driving is highway its pretty nice. Before I gutted the intake the DIC would usually say I could make it about 350 miles on a full tank, now it reads 500... Great way to start the day lol.

Great i'll be waiting for the pics so I can try this so I can get my moneys worth out of this K&N drop in I bought back in Dec !

A lot of people don't recommend buying that setup because it doesn't have any type of heat shield so it just sucks the hot air from inside the engine bay. Cold air increases performance, but hot air actually decreases it. Plus, since the filter is exposed (as opposed to being inside some sort of box) it sucks in a lot more dirt and loose stuff. A dirties up the filter faster and means greater risk of sucking something inside your engine.

I saw Chibi's K&N CAI first hand. Bad design. Mogwog is right, it lacks proper heat shielding (not just is it a think piece of painted steel, but where the snorkel comes through to connect with the filter is a HUGE open hole, lots of space for heat to move through). And lastly, no heat shielding on the top. I suspect you could insulate it yourself to make some improvements to K&N's design.

I still feel I am gonna buy the wizaired, because the set up I have is killing my car lol