The "intake length" is mostly determined by the length of the tube from the TB to the filter and / or filter box. Any length after that is pretty meaningless.

 

It's obvious that you didn't read any previous posts in this thread :face palm:

 

Uh, I read your original post. I guess if you want intake bling, then go for it. Don't expect much (if any) power from it though. I'm sorry if that wasn't the answer you wanted. Even well developed intakes make almost no power on this car. It's also worth noting that no well developed intakes for this car have two air filters.

 

From an engineering perspective, there's no laminar flow with that type of setup. Where the fork meets, the air will unnecessarily experience turbulence before tightening down to one path.

Air flows like a liquid. Minimize the sloshing. CAI's don't appreciably improve performance in this particular car, but if you're going to design an intake based on performance, the best designed intake will route cold air smoothly. Long tube intakes accomplish this. Ram intakes, while shorter, minimize turbulence/resistance.

Then you also have to clean two filters. So cost.

 

And it's still obvious; I've stated multiple times in this thread that I'm not looking for a power increase.

 

Path of least resistance is not typically all or nothing. Even if his piping wasn't perfectly symmetrical, and even if other factors came into play (less external airflow to one side vs the other), there would still likely be significant flow to the weaker side. Least resistance side would just get more flow, not all the flow.

Of course, I'm not claiming therefore this will affect performance positivly or negatively, as we don't know yet. And that is not what this thread is about.

What it is about is someones idea for a unique looking engine bay. While that is not my thing, I respect and encourage the OP to persue it, since it is his thing. So I'm not getting all the negative vibes from so many responders here. I especially find this sort of thing irritating when its obvious the bandwagon didn't read most of the posts in the thread.

On this forum you have to be very careful what you write in the first post of a new thread, because that is all so many read before they respond.