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Originally Posted by JerryBro
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IMHO the whole thing is a p*** poor design. Take a something the mass of an air cleaner, mount it with rubber to poorly braced diving board, then put it on top (end) of an assembly that shakes a lot. With all the things on these cars that are over-engineered, why this exists is a mystery to me. I understand there is a way to go to a separate assembly off engine if an oil separator from a 240 is used, but I've never looked into it.
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I feel you JerryBro. I spent much time cursing the design.
Off engine air cleaner would have to have some sort of ducting going to the turbo. And since the two would move independently of each other, your air cleaner will no longer need repairs, but the ducting would. As a conversion, you can do the K&N filter on the end of the turbo and eliminate the air cleaner entirely, and install an independent oil separator as you mentioned. You will hear the whiz of the turbo when accelerating which is kinda fun, but you also get an overall increase of sound from the intake that can be heard in the cabin while cruising down the road(not so fun).
In the end, it's kind of a pick-your-poison situation.