I keep seeing members on here trashing an intake because it has a bend in it. I have no idea where this notion came from; bends add a very, very minimal restriction, typically negligible in situations like an air intake on an automobile. It does have an impact on laminar flow, but that is also not an issue since the screen at the MAF sensor is there to sort it out regardless of bends or not.

You will have cooler air if you draw it from outside of the engine compartment. My IAT is almost always 5°F warmer than ambient. Yes, when I am into the throttle a lot, sitting in traffic for an extended period of time, etc. the intake will start taking on heat...but it is still cooler than air pulled directly from the engine compartment.

Think of it this way: there is a reason not a single car comes from the factor with a filter strapped directly to the MAF sensor/throttle body.