Stock Airbox Modification

[SirDigby]

I did a search for this and nothing came up
hello. I have recently purchased a yaris and have been doing some light work to it this weekend. wile I was doing a shifter kit I removed the upper air box/filter cover. I noticed there was a large filter like obstruction that takes up the entire box. the air box has a filter, so there is no need for this restriction.

-I used a flat head screwdriver to break the plastic rivets and removed the "filter."
-After driving the car, I deduced this is a muffler/air baffle as the engine is much more auditable and sounds good. I also noticed the engine enjoyed the added flow and has a little added pep. I plan to buy an AFE soon, I just thought this is a great "free" mod for a new stock car that i'd let people know about.

this filter is not serviceable. I don't know what the plan is at 100,000 miles when it's all plugged up. I guess if the filter is maintained properly, it should get too dirty, eh? idk, but it doesn't need to be there imo, so I ripped it out.

thanks. I can post pictures, but it's pretty self-explanatory.
Digby