After reading through this forum for several hours today I've decided that instead of keep replacing the broken intake bracket which makes a horrible rattle sound over and over again I think I would just like to remove it all, buy a 240D oil separator and a cone filter to stick on the front of my turbo. If I could find a piece of angled tubing to separate the turbo from the filter that would be a bonus. Is it really that simple? I've got a K&N filter on my car right now but I've been scared from buying another one...

From what I understand removing the stock setup and replacing it with a cone filter will help the turbo spool faster? Also I've read that putting a free-flowing exhaust system will help it spool faster too. I was thinking about just taking off my old exhaust which is riddled with holes and having a muffler shop just fab up a 3" exhaust strait from the turbo out the back of the car.

Anyways, any input from anyone who's done this before??

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