Does your model have the louvers cut into the inner fender? I think their purpose is to keep large debris from being sucked up into the airbox.
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it does, I thought it was a bit weird, something to do with how air flows around thru the fender? they are angled up, like air would flow down into the fender well. it's pretty sealed up really, besides what comes in around the headlight, I didn't see a real air pathway to the box they made behind the air box.
just for a test I ran my hose from the fog light hole, up to the louvers and just zip tied it there. didn't see the point in cutting them up just testing stuff.
I very well could be feeding it with two pressure sources, around the headlight and the hose. I may move it so that the hose gives it an exit to a lower pressure area. get some fresh air flowing thru it to cool off the area. still seems weird to me I'd pick up over 10deg from the grill to 6in after the air filter. I was able to check this morning. the outside air was a little different reading than intake, but as soon as I started it. it jumped straight to the same temp, and then maf temp slowly climbed as I drove to work, while the outside air stayed the same.
right now I think my maf is just getting to much radiant heat where it's at. so the temp reading might not be reliable.