Are cylinder pressure and boost pressure inextricably linked

[mark_airey]

yeh thats where i mean..
yeh i may attempt to relocate the inlet for the turbo, see whats happening... just see where the pipe goes ino an '0' shape is a lot worse than a straigt ' O ' shape if that makes sense...

would you see a fmic as being pointless then and creating more of a burden for the turbo spool?
http://rusubaru.com/intercooler-efficiency/ < -- interesting stuff there, i know its for scooby's but its the same concept

I know exactly where you mean I would re route it with a 180* bend off the turbo and back along the back of the bay to the stock location in 2" or bigger pipe, as it will do away with all the restrictive intake piping and for what you are trying to achieve I can't see a front mount being any help, if you find the car getting hot then you haven't lost anything and could continue to fit and FMIC.

Same concept and exactly what I'm trying to say (although I did skim read ) is that scooby article, nice find