The CIS fuel distributor and airbox can be placed outside the engine bay and work as long as the (custom made) pipe is air tight. One could place the box under the body above the tranny, for example. I put mine on the right side of the engine bay but I did trim the bottom on the box out to lower it down. My Dad, on a Vanagon, put his under the storage compartment and ran a l-o-n-g pipe to it.