Any intake where the filter is under the hood will be the same. You're pulling the same hot air. No one has dyno results showing definitively that an intake produces power over stock. Buy it for looks and sound. And a composite vs. aluminum pipe won't make any difference in heat soak. It's a very short tube and your intake manifold is right on top of your engine and aluminum.
If you want to get custom, you can probably run your filter to your bumper in front of the radiator. I've considered buying some aluminum mandrel bends and a few couplers and trying this out. Just have to trim the radiator support a little bit, but there is enough room for an intake tube. And there is enough room for some filters behind the grille. I don't think this would make a ton of difference either, but I think it would be a cool project.
