I'm willing to bet you could pull an intake off in less than 15 minutes with about 3 tools. 9/16 wrench. pair of side cutters and something to pry off the manifold. 1 minute apiece for the intake bolts with the wrench. Cut the wires, throttle cable and hoses with the cutters and pry up the manifold. You can leave the small bolt in the front of the manifold in the manifold. Remember you're not putting it back on so you don't have to save anything.
I worked at a dealership some years ago. In the middle of the night with a guard on duty someone removed the left front fender and left door off a car in the front line. Nobody saw anything. One other time someone removed a 4 speed from a new TA in the side lot during the day with everyone going back and forth. He had it out on the ground and would have gotten away with it except someone felt sorry for him having to work outside and came inside and mentioned it to the service manager.
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