Originally Posted by Clockwork

sadly, I have to sit a lot in stop and go traffic, so yeah the aftermarket air intakes are not as beneficial to me as the BMW designed intakes.
I had one on my Prelude 10+ years ago and loved the sound. I even bubble wrapped (in metal sheathing from home depot) the metal arm to avoid getting heated so much and therefore the air going through filter then metal tube into engine was cooler (I left a spot open where I could touch to feel the metal, and metal was always cold right after driving, but yes the metal would still heat up if car was sitting for a bit while idling)