massive reconfiguration time again.

You are not getting as much air as a nice "ram air" system. Like people that run a funnel system through the head light. Or a sealed carb to hood/hood scoop. And as far as turbulence, people try to get turbulence - - or vortex into the intake. Like certain throttle body spacers for that purpose..
I never had it in my head about a ram air system. I just was thinking at 70 miles an hour on the freeway holding steady if I was to stick my arm out the window with that air filter in my hand and held it as if it was on the hood of my car there'd be a little resistance there I would think?..