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I analyzed those pictures for a while and here's what I think:
Looks like it can be fed by both banks since the front bank comes around to the rear right about where that turbo is facing and of course you can feed the rear manifold entrance into that. The turbine discharge is right down the rear of the car so that is also nice, no bends and large diameter piping can be used easier with no ground clearance problems.

The only issues are the low mounted position in terms of oil feedback into the pan and of course intercooler piping. They seem to show both a water to air and an air to air cooler option.
Our engine bays are a tad more cramped but the position of the turbo is possible for our cars. There is a significant amount of room behind the engine where the rear manifold precat is on our engines and it would easily accomodate a turbo there.
The drawback is the tight 90 degree turn and the intake pipe diameter required to get the intake piping into that area and onto the turbo as well as piping to get it out to the rest of the car. On our cars it would be extrememly packed and cluttered and would put limitations on the diameter.

The current setup I run has a large diameter intake with a wonderfully short distance. The discharge tube runs about 18" total distance from the turbo to the throttlebody including an intercooler in the middle! THis is exceptional for response time.
The very smooth intake and low restriction make it easier to supply air to the turbo and I can also use a draw through maf.
On a car with 20 feet of intake piping like an FMIC type car the draw through MAF won't work as good. THe blow-through maf like they have also has issues. We can see how it works out though.
Overall a clever design and should be lots of fun and still make a good bit of power.