of course it's getting plenty of air, you can put any intake anywhere under the hood where it fits and it'll get plenty of air... what kind of air you get is another story
as I said, that intake scoop is wide open exposed under the hood and it's sucking all the hot air around it, it's not going to suck much of any cold air from that hole, so wtf is the damned point?
by this kind of logic, that intake is no better than an AEM, your ebay special, or a vatozone special with just a cone filter stuffed onto the stock intake tube... they all get plenty of air... hot air! all they do is suck hot air and you're losing power! all you're making is noise! makes no ******* difference whether the intake is closer to the radiator or closer to that precious CAI hole, hot air radiates all under the hood and it's all going to be s***... physics 101, hot air rises!
so, what's the point of this intake system if you're not going to use it as designed and intended? A big ******* waste of money, that's what!
I'm trying to help this guy here get the most out of his expensive intake and even starting a debate on this is not constructive at all... so think before you reply with such asinine reply as "he's getting plenty of air"... if that is all that matters, then why do people even bother putting in CAIs at all?