FoMoCoSHO said:
The reason of going with two air sources was to mimic a "sequential" effect with the turbo system. With the shorter and restriction-less (as in no vacuum nipples or intrusions in the piping) front intake piping the front turbo should spool quicker than the rear turbo. This idea is derived from sequential twin-turbo systems where a smaller, faster spooling turbo supports the lower RPM band while the larger second turbo takes it's time to build and achieve full boost.
The concept is similar to RX's Sequential Boost system just on a smaller scale, more like a throw-in, added benefit.
As far as the 2 different sources of air, I decided to retain the OEM hood/ram air source while adding a second user defined ram-air effect to the other. The way I have the fresh air sources currently configured are where the front turbo receives it's flow out of a modified OEM intake hood snorkel and the rear turbo receives air flow from the lower front bumper area. Every part of the design was thought out and serves a purpose as with the exhaust system.
The intake was meant to be a solution for a cold-air intake system so it was function over appearance first and foremost. As some humor, of the select few who have seen the first design the process was like Tony Stark building the Iron Man, first suit ugly but functional and got more aesthetically appealing after each revision!
