i would leave that bar in....it's only 4 bolts you can remove at the track if you want

word of advice on the cai....if you're getting it from summit at least....

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TFS-23069/ $219
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/KNN-57-3044/ $294

not everyone knows that trick flow specialties owns K&N (or vice versa)....buy the TFS cai, it's the exact same thing from K&N, in fact when I bought mine my tube had the K&N decal on it and came with a K&N filter....and I saved about $70....even if the tube doesn't have K&N it's definitely made in the same plant from the same mold and it will come with a K&N filter...it'll just all come in a TFS box like they made it

I just want to point out though that the stocker is not a bad unit, it has a barely used K&N drop in it if the dealer left it alone and I made over 500 to the wheels with the stocker and K&N drop in