the M42 air intake gets the air from behind the driver headlight. Just as you are describing with your simplification. Google the the engine bays and compare the pics you will see what i mean. I agree the air going over the radiator is unnecessary, but it probably makes the engine bay look more balanced. Also, with the ASC and Cruise Control components right there it might have been hard to fit the snorkel behind that headlight with the larger M44 airbox. The m42 however has a smaller filter box all together. So you might want to play around with those different setups.
The extra hanging part is a resonator to decrease intake noise(if there even is any). And that insulation... Just rip it all out even the screen too. Its pointless when its so degraded and it will get sucked into the engine. __________________
***Derek***
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