Thinking in terms of Cubic Feet per minute, we know that your engine uses hundreds.....(think about a 650 holley on a Chevy, that makes twice the HP) so, if you are flat down a straight for 20 seconds, you'll use a lot of air, LOL. A lot more than any box can house.
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Yes, *however*...

One of the big issues is how the restrictor affects throttle transients and response. If you have a large enough volume intake tract, you can provide a "reservior" of air that can be tapped prior to pulling large flow through the restrictor. Think of it as an accumulator in hydraulic terms or a capacitor in electrical...

BTW- this is also why you want the Air Flow sensor (be it MAF, Vane Air, or other) to be in close to the stock location if using the stock computer. If going custom (which I pray you guys are), you can play a little. For carb guys, it's like changing intakes to one with a large volume under the carb- you need more pump shot because it takes the pressure "signal" longer to get to the carb jets... This is a MAJOR advantage of custom programming in ECU's- you can easily manipulate not only the amount of accel enrichment, but also the duration and other factors...