Direct from GC on the matter, though others may have different opinions:Understood. However Guy Croft was talking in general for all Fiat twincams some of which (other Betas) have the hot radiator beside the carburetors. In the case of the Montecarlo, the intake is on the upstream airflow side of all the cool air without being heated by radiator coming through center tunnel upstream of the hot exhaust. Any airbox is going to restrict airflow.
Induction noise is good. Sucking unrestricted air. Dynomat the firewall inside. Have run straightshot DCOEs with velocity stack ram pipes pointed directly at bulkhead on high compression engine and never bothered me.
Yes. I wanted mine to look like the car in post #16. Before the spring change mine looked like the car in post #20 with some positive camber in the front.I love the color combo of your Scorpion, nice car collection as well. Your Scorpion looks like it has been lowered. Have you updated the suspension?
Volume levels are a personal thing, what's acceptable to one person may not be acceptable to another. For me, the open filters are simply too loud given their proximity to my ears. Dynamat could help somewhat, but an airbox is the correct solution anyway.
Monte S1 and S2 parts manuals at www.njfiats.orgJust looked through my Scorpion parts manual and factory service manual for pictures but all my literature shows is Scorpion. It does not show the Montecarlo.