I have not but I would like to retain the OEM look however this may be a viable option down the road.
I did remove the charcoal emissions filters in the top half of the box and noticed there are two dummy flaps inside the lower half of the air box facing the firewall. I am sure they can be removed as well and it will improve the engine note but I believe it will suck in a great deal of hot air decreasing the output enough to be noticed. The filter you posted above may achieve the goal I am aiming for. Thanks for the lead and if I wind up purchasing I'll post details/review.
Additional filter discussion here for anyone who is curious:
https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=26835977