Thanks Nub,

I really appreciate the input, that's why I posted this here in the first place!

For me it's going to come down to heat extraction. I will be running a single radiator up front with a few fans, and want to get as much heat out of the bay as possible. Having the turbo sitting up higher and 1/2 out the hood seems like a great way to do this, but we'll see! It looks like the V8 will sit substantially lower than the 5 cylinder did so I may have more room to work with than I think ATM.

First update of the build!