fmic inlet/oulet positions

[gtir_john]

has anyone got any views on wheter the inlet/outlet on a fm is at the top or the bottom, im trying to do a fm and pipe run on the cheap and am looking at a cheapish ebay i/c, cant decide if it really matters or not, i figured that if they were positioned at the bottom then the warmer air in the i/c would gather at the top, therefore constantly slightly warming the intake temp, where if it was positioned at the top the cooler air lower in the i/c would aid cooling, am i just reading into this too much,

 

[AndrewD]

i dont think it matters, considering the air is moving through the heat exchanger (be it an intercooler or radiator) you wont get heat soak

 

[ram5ay]

Space wise, you are probably best to run the cooler inlet and outlet pipes at the bottom, as you will find a more natural route for them. If you ran them at the top you may have probs with the bumper, unless you can use a different/shorter radiator and run them over the top (like a ND kit I think). If you pull your bumper off you will see what I mean.
Hope this helps a bit.