when i made my intake, the long 45* coupler rubbed the lower radiator hose, i trimmed it way down and did a couple bends with the aluminum tubing. worked out much better.

 

thats the one i was looking at i just have a hard time paying $66 shipped for a filter haha.

this is what my maf setup looks like now. im thinking ill do a 45 coupler with a 45 pipe as long as the filter wont be sticking out of my hood and i can clear the fan and lower rad hose.

 

i ran an amsoil filter on my 35r sti for over 2 years and never cleaned it, the turbo inlet was always spotless. you could wipe it with a white rag and nothing would get on it. well worth it.

 

that filter is massive haha. thanks for the pic because its hard to look at the measurments and have any idea how it fits in the evo engine bay.

 

yeah, its the biggest filter amoil makes.

 

I have all the parts for the 4" I think the fan is causing the fitment issues.. I can't find a slimmer fan then the one I have now. I need about an inch or so to make things easy. I understand placement isn't ideal but I can't afford to start from scratch with this car, it is running well and together just with no intake at the moment!

How bad would stepping down to a 3" intake choke the car? Any opinions?

 

go to any parts site like summite, or jegs look up slim fan and see what they got...there will be tons. also i never looked into it but maybe change to a push style? so it mounts on the other side. just a thought not sure if there is room or not.

 

i think most fans can be push or pull, just depends on the way you wire it.

 

That's good feedback