I wouldn't say it's a waste of time. It would certainly set your Monty apart from other SQ-equipped Montys, but not sure if it'll be worth the effort. If I were going that route, I'd look at a scoop a la Subaru STI, which shouldn't interfere with the outward vision from the driver's seat. Would you be able to mount the FMIC in the middle of the hood? Anything off-center wouldn't look right to me. And you'd have to seal it up pretty good, maybe building the heat shield so it would drain toward a particular corner, and just put a drainage tube there and run it to ground?

I'm sure it could be done, but mounting it up front, where it'll get LOTS of incoming cooler air, would still be the preferred position. I figured out a way to mount my FMIC, using some existing "holes" in the front frame and a piece of aluminum strap, for whenever I get around to installing my SQ turbo setup.







I also mounted the oil cooler behind the FMIC, cut the metal lines and used new oil-resistant rubber lines and double-clamped the ends. I'm using the SQ oil cooler now, and plugged the fittings for the oil sender unit and oil turbo feed line (used tapered british pipe thread plugs).