I was thinking yesterday while I was under my trunk that it wouldn't be that hard completely remove the air filter housing, chuck that U-shaped tube to the turbo, and make a downpipe to somewhere directly below the turbo, and stick one of the conical air filters seen below on it. For me, I think the under-hood environment would look a lot better. Some of the ricers even do this specifically to collect colder air, to hopefully pack cooler(more dense) air into the engine- like an intercooler. I'm not concerned at all about preserving the authentic design of the engine bay, and I think it'd be cool to get a direct look at the turbo instead of it being hidden beneath the filter housing.

Something would have to be done about the oil seperator.

Comments?

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