[Russell]

My 96 Vortec 4.3L likes having the air cleaner lid pulled right off. It has a cylinder style air filter from the factory, but draws all it's air through a tiny hole in the passenger side fender.

Slight hint of the intake noise when you take the cover off, not nearly like an old 350 has when you flip the lid. I'm thinking about getting a cold air intake for the truck just to get a bit more engine noise. I personally think the exhaust note on the V6 sounds terrible, but the intake noise almost sounds like a V8