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					Originally Posted by Harold Lake  The Bf 109 E-0s were characterized by their long tunnel shaped superharger intakes; a feature not retained by the Bf 109 E-1. | 
	
 Some early Bf 109 E-1 got also this supercharger intake:
http://www.me109.info/display.php?a=e&fid=2791
(Bf 109 E-1 WNr. 1798 build by Bayrische Flugzeugwerke, Augsburg)
IMHO it will be not a clue for a DB 600 engine. It was only a construction step to find the optimal air intake and exhausts.