I can understand that you want quality parts for your money, but check out this picture of the IPS CSC. The drive shaft is necessary too, as it would be even harder to reroute the intake to the front of the engine.

http://new.clubgp.com/gpg2002/fri/

third row has pictures of it. The shaft is VERY beefy and it appears to be a well constructed unit. Since this motor has the aftermarket fuel pressure regulator, it's probably not the base model of CSC-kit.

I would probably wait for a few units to be installed and tested as a daily-driver before jumping aboard, but it seems like a very quality product (as are most ZZP items)

ferb!