Who told you 10-24" away and why? I don't have a problem with it but i was just wondering why. I would put mine on the short side of that since you won't have 24" to play with considering your compressor discharge to the throttlebody distance will be like 24" TOTAL, including the path through the intercooler.

Also, I put my MAF in the fender with the filter. I have a pic somewhere.
It keeps everything cool and it gives no driveability issues. You have to lengthen the MAF wires by cutting the plug with a few inches of wire and then adding in about 12" of wire. Make sure to solder the ends of the wires so no corrosion builds up. Also there isn't that much room and you will do better not to have it in the way if it isn't necessary.

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