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The only problem I see with the air box is the limited (3"X6") inlet vs a 360 degree surface area of a conical filter at the end of the tube such as Jerry's car. As far as heated air ingestion from the filter location vs the somewhat isolated air box...I suppose in the end it will probably be a wash in terms of performance. There appears to be no hard and fast rule regarding induction plumbing when it comes to these efi cars judging from previous posts.