I hope it never rains where you are, and even then you are playing with fire. A whole lot of guys in California and Arizona were doing just that a number of years back and a whole bunch of the things ended up in the junkyard after they were driving on days with no rain , but took a corner just a hair too fast that had water settled in it or ran down a right hand surb lane and all the sudden came up on where someone had been watering and there was a big puddle in teh gutter and then it was all over but the crying. Engine full of bent rods and cracked pistons. There is a very good reason for the factory airbox. The thing is designed to shed water and drain off ingested water before it can be a problem. Those cone filter setups , one good splash and it's all over. A gasser can get by ingesting a small amount of water and usualy come out unscathed, but not a diesel.
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