R56 Cooper - Modified Intake Silencer
#101
02-09-2014, 11:00 AM
Oh I am so glad that I finally found this. I didn't know what that black square box is called so I had to use different search terms and go through tons of threads. 
If the silencer does nothing more than sound-dampening, then I want to remove the whole things. I thought it was there as a pre-filter filter to remove water and other debris so that they don't even enter the intake box. If that is not the case, I will run a straight pipe from the intake duct to the intake inlet (?).
If the silencer does nothing more than sound-dampening, then I want to remove the whole things. I thought it was there as a pre-filter filter to remove water and other debris so that they don't even enter the intake box. If that is not the case, I will run a straight pipe from the intake duct to the intake inlet (?).
#103
07-27-2014, 10:35 AM
Just checked the duct tape that I used about a year ago to block the holes inside the intake silencer. The front edge of the tape over the first hole was flapping down in the air stream. I removed it of course. Now to decide if sticky back aluminum would work longer. Anyone check theirs lately?
#106
07-27-2014, 10:06 PM
If you are going to redo it, remove the box and wash it thoroughly, and if you are a bachelor like me just knock the major stuff off with a grease cutter and put in in the dishwasher for a scrub cycle by itself. You will get a clean bond with that aircraft style or muffler repair style metal tape with its epoxy type glue.
#107
07-06-2016, 02:15 PM
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I did this a few weekends back. I rinsed the intake, swabbed a blue towel or two through to remove any dust/dirt and dry it off, then used the silver sticky aluminum tape. It's a little tricky to get *just right* but not impossible. I smoothed it out with a large Philips head screwdriver wrapped in a piece of blue roll.
Worked perfectly, sounds great. Throttle response even improved a noticeable amount. I like this change a lot. Thanks for the info, guys.
Worked perfectly, sounds great. Throttle response even improved a noticeable amount. I like this change a lot. Thanks for the info, guys.
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#108
03-02-2017, 12:06 AM
Hi all!
Me and some guys in Germany modified the Intake Silencer
.
Now I saw at realoem that american MINIs have the same "thing" installed.
What we did ... we modified the part #12.
1.
Remove the silencer.
2.
Look inside and you will see these holes on the top of the silencer.
3.
Take some tape and close the holes with it.
I used a srewdriver to fix the tape because there was no chance to get in with my hands.
4.
After mounting the tape it looks like this.
After that re-install the silencer and have fun.
Between 2000rpm and 5000rpm it sounds really great!
Cu
Chris
Me and some guys in Germany modified the Intake Silencer
.Now I saw at realoem that american MINIs have the same "thing" installed.
What we did ... we modified the part #12.
1.
Remove the silencer.
2.
Look inside and you will see these holes on the top of the silencer.
3.
Take some tape and close the holes with it.
I used a srewdriver to fix the tape because there was no chance to get in with my hands.
4.
After mounting the tape it looks like this.
After that re-install the silencer and have fun.
Between 2000rpm and 5000rpm it sounds really great!
Cu
Chris
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07-29-2018, 01:09 PM
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07-29-2018, 02:40 PM
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07-29-2018, 03:01 PM
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