I vote for LPF, nothing but great things to say about the kit. I too was a little scared about the stock manifold. He told me that if I wanted a custom set made he would do it but not needed. So I went with his basic turbo kit and am completely happy. I think it was 7k for the kit but I did...
I went with LPF for all the reasons you stated. BOBS turbo kit on TOMS engine With JOES tune installed by RAY has too many fingers pointing when and if something goes wrong. Its rare today to find someone that understands the big picture and can do it all.