I just realized, an "answer this chris" section would be cool! haha
THAT is not the point of this thread.
Warning: these questions may be dumb.
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OK! so I'm sitting here talking about how my buddy just got a cold air intake for his old civic for 40 bucks from a pick a part, Then I realize, it's not cold at all... it has a power gain because it get's more air because of the cone rather than a box, but if anything it's hotter because the air is coming from the engine compartment rather than the wheel well. answer it.
Why doesn't the intake run to beside the radiator and point straight out the front? the air would be forced in the faster you go, and it would be colder than the engine compartment.