Thank you for the great review Vapor.

Dumb question I was thinking about.

Given your measurements of the minimal flow reduction between the regular XT and the XT 'Alt' (the inlet plate rotated), would you expect to see the same/less/more amount of flow reduction with the inlet plate in its default installation but using a 45 elbow at the inlet instead?

Seems it would be a minuscule difference, but a 45 at the inlet may play better with my planned loop setup versus going straight in with the inlet plate rotated to clear the comp fittings..