just out of curiosity, why is the turbo mounted in that orientation?

was it so the exhaust could be front exit? and what does this gain?

purely just intrigued, as all the other 'over gearbox' mounted turbo's have pointed inlet end forwards, which i figured meant a filter could be placed at the front with access to cold air feed,

also, isnt that gonna be a pig to get a hose from turbo to intercooler? the route looks somewhat blocked by the rocker cover and the angle from of the turbo

sorry if you have been asked these before, im just kinda confused by it all lol