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How cold is cold air?

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Got my 07 GT last week and I am starting the upgrades.
Cold air is top on the list so I opened the hood to see what the factory setup was like. It looks fair with an attempt to take air from near the wheel well. I looked at pictures of aftermarket CAI kits. Alot cleaner and better flowing, but they seem to draw air from even closer to the motor than from the factory. Some seem to have a few shields to somewhat protect them but they seem to suck alot of non cold air to me.
Tell me what I am missing here. Are most of the HP gains from the flow design?

This is the cold air on my other horse (Bronco).
 

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A few more Pics for you Bronco lovers
 

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The hole in the fender goes to no man's land. Not much in cold air there. Most kits do like you said, increase flow. True cold air is so much better.
 
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