Has anyone one made a front mount set up? i was thinking that the fabias inlet points towards the O/S but some inlets point to the N/S, is there any reason i couldnt fit a N/S inle, use the pipe from the turbo to the SMIC and rout it to the bumper and FMIC then out of the other side run it to the N/S inlet, i beleive the forgr FMIC run all on the O/S? sorry if this makes no sense!

Has anyone one made a front mount set up? i was thinking that the fabias inlet points towards the O/S but some inlets point to the N/S, is there any reason i couldnt fit a N/S inle, use the pipe from the turbo to the SMIC and rout it to the bumper and FMIC then out of the other side run it to the N/S inlet, i beleive the forgr FMIC run all on the O/S? sorry if this makes no sense!

It's definitely possible to run the pipes in "other" directions. Though if you look at a nude inlet manifold, it's not exactly symetrical... And you have the connections to the EGR and anti-shudder valve to sort out too.

Have a look on Fred's TDI Page. TDIClub.com. VW TDI Enthusiast Community forums.

HTH

J.

It's entirely possible to make up your own.

Once you have sourced a "proper" IC core (with the tubes in star-shaped cross-section for maximum cooling) and all the proper ally pipes/silicon hoses, don't think you would be saving a lot.

Cheap IC cores abound - but the quick test is you look through and if you see light, means it is only straight pipes inside. I know this because I had Forge out here in Bahrain for a visit and we visited a tuning garage out here. Peter picked up an IC core they were fitting and demonstrated this to me.

Better to keep the SMIC and add water injection IMHO.

my 2p worth

Bas