it makes it easier if u remove the wheel and the wheel well lining, they are 7mm screws and there is a push retainer close to the top of the wheel well.  the lower part of your air intake holds your washer bottle on.  
when i did mine i had to buy a new bottle form a s-10 blazer 90 to 94, the boxy sytle. i don't know how your kit runs. i made mine from scrash 
 
 
i didnt remove anything i probably did what you did and just wiggled it out trough differerent angles. but its out so why ya askin?
 
when I took mine out, I didn't get it all lol.  This spring I will get at it again.  I only removed the top "bong" looking piece.  will I notice a difference when I get the bottom piece out?
 
green is what I took out
yellow is what is still in my car!
will I notice a gain by removing it?
 
 
i cant see the pic!!
Lookin' Stock - For Now!
 
Do you need to only remove the whole stock air box/intake if you're only running a cold air intake???
Or even for a short ram intake??
Looks like a P.I.T.A.
 
with a short ram you can leave the bong in
 
 
It weighs a couople of pounds, but do you want the dead weight?