Just wondering because this front mount draws so much attention, but If I daily drive the car I'd like to switch to a side mount to keep it out of plane site. Your thoughts on how much boost would keep it efficient.

 

go with a front mount and paint it black... for 10 psi i wouldnt do a side mount...

 

not really sure but i do know that most chipped 1.8t vw's run over 1bar with their stock smic's

 

yea alotta stock turbo cars can run pretty high boost with smics with no problem. i know plenty of dsms that do it. it could very well not cool the air as much as a huge front mount and therefore net the same hp gains, but i think for the purpose of keeping the compressed air cool enough to prevent early detonation, many side mounts do their job fine. sure it mite not have such a margin of safety, but i dont think that's reason enough to say that they aren't good enough. it would also have to depend on location/geograph, setup, and driving habits as well