Quote Originally Posted by mudski View Post
Wish I had bought a panel style housing rather than the Fatz pod box I have now. Better flow out of the LS panel filter, larger total surface area = better filtration capacity and more of an even flow. The Fatz box the air hits the blank end of the filter first, then has to travel around to enter the element. The panel box, the air goes in, and straight through the filter with no flow disruption.
While its not ideal its not the worst out there. You can run a slightly shorter filter to allow some extra room for the element.

Its about trying to get the air to slow down as much as possible before the element so the element has the best conditions to filter the rocks out.

This is where k&n type filters are good. They will filter better at higher airspeeds and they also will continue to filter well until they are blocked.