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Wouldn't waste my money on the AEM V2. Think it was TRP that did a dyno test with the AEM V2, Injen intakes, K&N and a few others. Their results showed negligible benefits over the other cold air induction kits. Small differences, but to summarize, in comparison to the Injen kit, they showed slightly higher hp at different rpms on the dyno and the Injen actually showed higher peak hp, but the differences were on the order of 1-3hp. IMHO, not worth the extra inflated price tag since I think the AEM V2 sells for somewhere in the $300 region.
Also, seems practically impossible to find actual valid literature on studies they've done regarding resonance and efficiency in their airflow aside from the silly little pictures of how their V2 supposedly increases airflow into the cylinders. Resonance actually does play a reasonably important part in airflow with regards to the diameter and length of the pipe at differing airspeeds which is why F1 car have variable length runners to optimize airflow, but it seems that AEM is just full of **** when they talk about their V2 intake. Their pipes are of fixed length and diameter and having 2 different diameter pipes fixed end to end does not have the same effect. i.e. AEM is trying to convince people to spend good money on a product of highly questionable advantage using 'pseudoscience'.
If you really wanted maximum cool air for a Stage 3 intake mod, I would go with a hood scoop ram air kit. Or a front mount ram air. The added advantage aside from the absolute maximum possible amount of cold air would be you wouldn't have to worry about sucking water in through the standard type cold air intake (filter close to the ground) so you wouldn't have to worry about destroying your engine.
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