Originally Posted by
hustler316
How do you plan on opening your hood if your tubes are running to the vents? also keep in mind that the vents are for air to escape not to catch air, this serves two purposes. 1st it allows air to flow through the radiator at an increased velocity and out the hood, this helps eliminate the air from flowing under the hood and out the bottom. 2nd helps eliminate lift created by the air traveling down and under the car in turn forcing more air over the car and helping with downforce.
It would be the same basic idea as those intake filter boxes that seal with weatherstripping when you shut the hood. I have friends that have cobb intake's that are designed like this. They have cone filters but the box around it seals with the hood.
What you said makes perfect sense. So what about same idea but on the back vents. Have you looked at the STi's top mount intercooler much? Maybe filter box's right under 2 of the 4 back vents open on top that seals against the hood with weather stripping. Those feed into a Y-pipe that goes straight to the TB.