That bend into the fender well is what everyone is trying to get away from. It restricts air. The best flowing is a straight (no bends or turns) air inlet duct... therefore.. bending rubber hose into the fender isn't good enough... YES it may give you the cooler air... BUT it restricts air flow. The key is to get BOTH out of the intake system...
The best fix to this that I've heard (and I will be doing it very soon) is to use the stock airbox but cut down the rubber air silencer so that it just barely makes it into the fender well opening. Put a K&N air filter inside your stock box. Remove the screen from the front of the MAF. Run an aftermarket pipe (densecharger) from your MAF to your TB.
In my opinion... the above is the best flowing CAI 
No proof yet, but I am sure it'll give atleast 8+ rwHP
Now thats cheap and noticeable!
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