ahhh

i've had those pics for ages and i've finally just figured out whats going on with the inlet.

there is a flange bolted to the stock inlet, it has a pipe standind vertically up on it which would have a hose connected to it on a "suck-through" setup

i dont think this is really that bad-a-design, quite simple, not much fabrication required

and as i found making my manifold there is always gonna be sharp turns in any exhaust system unless you get super fancy, and then you just run out of room anyway