I ran a bench test last summer on the mustang K&N pictured. I tested the stock in the airbox, K&N in the airbox, stock open, and K&N open. Here are the results.
http://www.me.mtu.edu/~bjpontiu/WWW/Flow%20test/Flow%20analysis.xls
Here's how they ranked.
1. Open stock.
2. Open K&N.
3. Stock in airbox.
4. K&N in airbox.
Again, this was the mustang drop in filter.