Jordy, if you are allowed to remove the original intake and replace it with an after market unit what prevents you from placing the intake immediately above the hole left when you remove the intake resonator? It would still be 'inside the engine compartment'!
(Assuming you can remove ALL the original intake parts that would include the resonator ).

Doodson wrote on Nov 10^th, 2010 at 2:27pm:


Actually, that's not true, although it's commonly believed.  To get maximum acceleration you need to maximize the area under the power curve, which is achieved by shifting at the point where the RPM in the gear you're in produces the same power as the RPM you'll be in when you get to the next gear.

For example, using the chart above, if the RPM drop between gears is 1000 RPM then you'd want to shift at about 8100 RPM/140 HP to pick up in the next gear at 7100 RPM/140 HP.

Naturally, that method assumes that the RPM you want to shift at is safe for your engine.  Other factors may take priority.  But that's how you'll get the best acceleration.