Read this thread about the moose and then decide what you want to do about it (maybe return to original air intake?)
http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=v6maint&Number=1148660&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=31&fpart=1

"Always do the cheap and easy ones first." 1996 V6 ATX 96K miles