i wouldnt like to put it where the side mount was due to driving it and collecting water just like my mates did, drivin along and up sucked a big puddle of water wasnt good for his car, so i have my k&n in a polished box so its sealed from all heat ( except on the side behind the headlight) and with the open hole from the stock intercooler pipe, i just got some flexible tubing from bunnings and made a air duct to the vent in the front bar, still can suck up a little water if it was a big enough puddle i guess, but no where near as bad as the filter basically on the ground... if u put the duct going up with a sealed box u will get ample amounts of air, ive stuck my hand over the hole when its been on the dyno and thats alot of air...
ben...