Originally Posted by
Gingerfly
You won’t notice too much of a difference, the the intake temperature is going to be higher, higher intake temperature = less dense air = less power. But I doubt it would be noticeable.
Mitsubishi did revise an air dam for the 2017+ mirages to direct more cold air to the intake snorkel. They wouldn’t invest effort in updating it without reasoning. I would buy a replacement intake snorkel from E-bay or see if there’s a Mirage in a Pic-a-part near you. Wouldn’t be too expensive.