Bodes well for the Forge as it has extra intake.
Based on what I learnt from being frazzled by science from Andy at ITG yesterday I would not 100% sure about the extra intake adding any benefit.
Really, have they done any CFD then? Because the position of the standard air intake, being closer to the vertical centre line of the car, will ALWAYS have far better airflow displacement than an intake near the outer edges of the car.
I respect you have an opinion but I haven't seen any logging data or physical evidence to support the forge intake providing any benefit from having two intake points.
OK. And it would seem from further reading of the thread that the bonnet aerodynamics may not be best optimised for the standard air inlet.
Maybe ask Andy at ITG if they could get an intake pick-up from the lower central grille - because that is where the absolute highest displacement pressure would be - though that might need some serious modifying of the front bumper. Or how about modifying the front VW badge - a'la McLaren Mercedes SLR? Would that be 'do-able'?
I like the idea of the forge but feel it's design is lead more by being unique rather than the best engineered.
Yeah, I sorta agree. Forge stuff is generally excellent, but they certainly know how to 'over-engineer' stuff, and I'm not really convinced by their particular offering.