Originally Posted by RUFFSTUFF

Having not pulled my bumper yet, I can see where it looks like I made a mistake in my description...

Apparently I pulled the air duct out and left the support. My confusion stemmed from Takeda calling it the "radiator support passage." Other designs call for the removal of the ducting whereas the Takeda system does not, at least not in the version that came with my intake last year. The ducting definitely needs to go.

So I apologize to Sh0velMan for the confusion.
Beer over IP - Stella