searching for hei wisdom

OK so with your guys help and the help of three master techs I am planning my swap. These guys aren't Mopar but they understand well beyond what I do. Had one check out my reman dizzy and within 30 seconds found something wrong (rotor gap) and with in 10 minutes fixed that and something else. I 100% trust these guys with my truck. And I think I can do this in like 4 hours, alone. With their help probably less than two.
I have all parts just need some shrink tubes. But a question
Can I just modify the stock air box and just remove the computer from it?

Thinking about this weekend doing this.