jord i can see were your coming from with the most direct route and lag etc but dont see how silicone is is no good as forge use nothing but silicone on there FMIC and has provent gains plus as metal is a very good heat conductor, so wouldnt you suffer from heat soak?
jord just means the more Silicon
joiners you use the more likely you are to get boost leaks. obvioulsy if you could have one complete silicon pipe for your FMIC that wouldn't have much chance of boost leaks. Comprende?
and as for heatsoak. my Ali CAI doesn't suffer from heatsoak. only when i've turn'd the engine off and left the bonnet closde. if i feel it straight after driving it's freezing! i dont know if it will be the same principle for the FMIC pipes?