[Gray Ghost]

You're right and I know that cold air is much better. That said, an open element cleaner like I have is ten times better than a stock snorkel cleaner.

If the snorkel were piped from the grill area that would certainly change the equation and I have no idea if that would surpass the open element or not.

As far as snorkels go the ram air setup is king but that's some big ass pipe running through the engine bay.

A cold air box cowl induction beats all takers [carb wise anyway] but it's expensive to set one up.