LBC induction FTW
j/k, just tripping over your awesome username.
Anyway, now that I've got that out of my system... You could muck around with a sequential scoop (I'm assuming your XR8 doesn't have this). There are two side scoops in the bonnet & the one above the airbox is functional & feeds into the airbox lid (which has a hole in it for this scoop). Member "Stevo" has one of these on his EL. I'm not familiar with the lid's internals, as V8s typically feed air into the bottom of the box, up through a panel filter, and then to the engine through the MAF & intake piping.
Punching a hole in the guard to feed tubing through can attract a defect if you're pulled over (not that that's stopped many of us

) and the pod will get pretty dirty pretty fast if placed too low or too "exposed" (ie not tucked up under the bumper)
PS, I shot the deputy
