Would the Apexi power intake air filter be more superior in performance over std sti panel filter ??

 

i ve had the apexi power intake on my car(MY00) for six months,it sounds good,it goes good,it filtration is superb,its maf friendly,BUT cause it is a dry type cone if it gets wet the water goes right thru with ease and it corrodes the maf.as long as u leave the std resonator in place,plus "tape" all the other holes on the inside of the rhs wing so water cant get thru u ll be ok.
i now have switched to the std airbox with a jr panel filter with a "michael south" 3in tube inside the wing and the car goes great,plus i dont have to worry about water at all.

 

will revert to std air filter as we have lots of rainfall,thanks for the info.