2004 3.3L NA throttle kicker?

OMG! You guys removed the Flux Capacitor? You'll never get back to the future now!

But where you're going... You still don't need roads!

When I bypassed the coolant lines to my intake I left everything else in place, including the wax pellet. I did remove the portion of the throttle that the wax pellet engages to keep it from causing issues. I put it in a baggie, labelled it, and it now sits in my toolbox of parts. I did that in 2018 and have had no issues. Keep in mind that my X never gets colder than about 68F, maaaayyyyybe 65F in December... at night... in the rain... with a heavy wind... and a full moon...

The coolant to the intake manifold is mostly for features required in sub freezing temperatures. Like:

1) Heating the throttle body to prevent icing.
2) Increasing the initial idle speed via the wax pellet, to help the oil pump move the more viscous/cold oil to the top of the engine faster during initial start up.

Yeah, mine does as well. I don't think it fast idles as fast without it, but it does still idle higher until the engine hits operating temp.