[surfbeast]

The steeda unit with your stock MAF is the way to go, especially if you are going the nitrous route. I am doing basically the same thing, I am keeping my old mac CAI with the bend, If the car runs fine with a fender well CAI with a bend, it wont run any better with a straight unit sucking in hot engine compartment air, plus i already have it. I'm ditching the C&L: for a stock 02 maf, SCT flip chip and nitrous ( 75 shot ).