Originally Posted by Josh@STILLEN

No problems when washing the car.. and the Mine's scoops would be roughly the same open area as the G37 grille, if not less.

Water becomes an issue when you're submerging the filter, and revving the engine.. if you submerge the filters at the level they are and gun it, you're trying to drive through a river.. and that's not going to work on many levels.

Also the filter location being where it is versus down near the road also helps maximize the cool air pickup.. air coming off asphalt in any sort of warm weather can really effect the intake air charge..