that looks sweet man - i love the rockers. Are these the same as the ones for a 6 cyl? are they stock ratio or higher? do you need different length pushrods? Also, my lifters are noisy - i should get around and change them - are the lifters more quiet with the roller rockers?
For your question about the intake - it always makes a difference if you get in colder air - definitely if you get hot air in from undernieth the hood (which i do too :( ) it will lose HP/torque - hotter air means larger volume for same amount of O2 molecules so for same volume of air you will get less oxygen (plus the other downsides of hot air into the engine). You will still feel a difference at night even if you get a shorkle or air from somewhere outside the engine compartiment just because the temperature is lower at night.