Actually my intake is located in the rear of the car right inside the bumper fascia behind the tail lights. That's just the way those rear mounted turbo chargers work... I thought for certain that the air filters would get clogged up with dust, but STS provides these nifty little "socks" that are made of a material that REALLY repells dust and dirt when placed over the filters. It's almost like they are made of teflon cloth or something. I wouldn't have believed it had I not seen it with my own eyes....