intake

good morning, I'm thinking cool the intake air stub my r27 Clio, the idea is to remove the tube lamps and channel from the bumper to the admission tube that think? any experience? my question is that if by sheer force of air can open the butterfly.
 
That might work. However, this tube only opens at >3500rpm and it's function is mostly - better sound. If I were you, I would try to do that with the main pipe that goes to the airbox.