I have a Paxton supercharger on my truck. The air inlet is at the rear of the housing with a 180* bend in the intake tube to point it towards the front. I was thinking of cutting the tube so it would only have a 90* bend in it and routing the intake towards the wheel well. How much additional flow or boost do you think I could gain from this?

 

I don't think the 180 bend will hurt you very much, I would only cut it if having a 90* bend will allow the filter to pick up cooler air than where it is now. Do you have a picture?

 

Theres no way to know... until you do it. dyno before and after the work. It is common knowledge that airflow is reduced somewhat with every bend. For that very reason I limited my intake tubing to two 45 degree bends on my truck. I could have used one 90 degree bend... but I had the space so I went with the other option.

I would certainly expect you'll see a worthwhile gain.

 

I tried to put up a picture of the intake tube. It seems that it's to big of a file to be excepted. The air filter is located next to washer fluid tank, which I also use as a tank for my water/meth kit. It get's pretty warm. I plan on moving the intake and filter over and into the left side inner fender wheel well. The air should be cooler and I was hoping to gain a better flow by removing 90* out of the 180*.

 

Also depends on the radius of the bend and diameter of the pipe. Forced air hugs the outside radius, vacuum hugs the inside radius, so NA is more affected. I'd say the cold air from the fender would probably be the biggest benefit.