Originally posted by Dallas4u
Jay, that "tube" you see sticking out of the left side of the stock air box in that pic was included in my kit, and I thought it was mentioned in the instructions, but even if it was it was VERY brief. I think it may have said something in the nature of "for pulling cooler air into the engine" and that's about it.

It is a bendable, retractible type hose with metal fitting on the end(s) that I assume Alpine included for us to attach to the stock air box, then run either in to the fender or under the front of the VX to pull in cooler air, ala a CAI.

I never attached it.

That's a quality control problem, it was'nt in my kit(like other stuff). You had your kit for quite a while I assume and with this new batch of SC's that came in I think they just boxed them up and shipped them out as fast as they could and things fell through the cracks.
But the instructions is a key element and there should be a parts list in there to make sure you have everything you need for the install....they don't.