ive always wondered about this in relation to putting a pod in direct airflow, thanks for clearing it up.
i have a 33, and since i have a fmic the piping gets in the way of the standard snorkel, so at the moment i just have the std paper element in the stock box without the snorkel
this means very high intake temps, and im sure it is leading to obviously power loss but also my afm seems to read very high and the car runs very rich when it heats up.
so i have ordered a pod, and im either going to build a box around it with some piping coming to inside the box from underneath
or as someone has mentioned, get piping made up and place it behind the front bar, not sure about how dirty/wet it will get though and if it will make a worthwhile difference when compared to the other (box) option.
what do u think?