I agree w Chris..even if you waste the time to polish or powdercoate them, they still hold a high degree of unfavorable funk LOL
and Drew I believe I stated something about the restriction as well, so we r on the same page again
The loss is argueable depending on the length/characteristics of the intake tube, but yeah....N60 mafs are cheaper than a Taiwanese hooker and the plugs are super easy to find as well, so why not.