On my N/A, I had thought of a 12" round 2-3" high 'can' on top of the manifold connected to the TB via 2 90 deg elbows and a short straight section containing the MAF. The 'can' would contain a flat round 9" filter, and be sealed top and bottom except for a 6-7" round cutout in the top that would connect to the hood via some flexible foam. The hood would then have some louvers in this section ala 50's-60's style.
( the air would be pulled in to the inside of the filter, the intake would pull from the outside )

Just a thought

 

That is a viable solution as well.

 

What about the rain running down the hood?

 

It never rains in Colorado don'cha know.....but seriously louvers woud be such that the water wouldn't be a problem coming straight down.......just going fast backwards.....ha ha .....that is why I was thinking a small scoop or a baffled cowl induction type of addition to keep everything covered. Was looking at a "shaker style from back in the '70's like on the hemi cude/challenger but it just didn't look right. Also am looking at a cowl that is just 3" and intakes against the windshield.......just don't like a lot of the looks and want to try to stay close to the stock look.

 

I just want to be sure before cutting everything up and then decide I want something different or that I made a mistake.

 

Even better. No cost water injection, worth at least another 20 HP .......
( One warning however, DO NOT drive it in Florida during love-bug season )

 

You my friend are a very very funny guy!

 

Please do not forget the A/C system (heat and air) gets its airflow from the entire area under the wipers. If you start sucking large amounts of air from that area you may be starving/drawing air from the interior (reverse flow). Maybe not, but then again, if you experience adverse air conditioning symptoms it might be airflow related.