Firstly, its the snorkel thats in the way, not the airbox, so you don't NEED a pod to clear your pipes, unless you have the most stupid custom pipe set up available...
Secondly, do you really believe they cant defect you for what they can't see? If they see a non factory airbox, then they know there's a pod under it...You're not fooling anyone...
I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that fitting the stock airbox and removing the snorkel, so as not to impede the cooler piping is the easiest option...but you'd have worked that out for yourself already right...
Safe to say that any R32/R33/R34 with a hybrid style kit is essentially, exactly the same. In fact, traders sell the same kit to fit each of these 3 models. I'll assume you have a hybrid or hybrid style kit because if you had a Blitz/ARC/Apex cross flow kit, nothing would be in the way of any cooler piping