So i just dropped my car off at AEM this morning here in Socal. They are putting on their new intake specific for the Mini R56. The system looks really nice and if you want to see what it resembles, filter the Evo 10 on their website.

I'll be giving feedback along with the dyno runs that they will post. Will throw up some pictures as well. From what I was told, the system is putting up some good numbers.

One thing I do like right off the bat, is the fact that they do utilize the air scoop like some of the intakes out now. The bad part about it is that most likely none of the current strut bar designs will work. I'm thinking of dropping by M7 once I pick up my car this Wednesday and see if their jcw bar will work. Currently I am running the NM engineering bar.

I'll be back later this week with some pics.

Here are a few shitty ones due to light fading fast



Notice the heat shield they produced along with the system. Approx. 80 deg drop in hood temps.





I'll take some more in depth pics tomorrow when i have more sun. I also need to get some dyno charts to see the power gains. From what the engineer told me, the gains where approx. 14hp and 11lbs tq

I am very impressed with the build of this intake. Very solid and well built. It's a closed box system, so you don't get too much of the whoosh you get when replacing the oem box. You hear it more than oem, but not much. I was getting a little sick of the DDM intake i had anyways.

What you do feel are the gains. The power kicks in, in the mid range between 2800 - 5500 rpms.

***Edit***
Was just sent a pdf of the Dyno charts. This dyno is on a bone stock 2010 they used about a month back. Was going to be my car, but since i have a modified exhaust, they used another vehicle.

 

Eagerly awaiting no the PIX! Nothing on their website site for a late R56 app...

 

Like I said, you will have to filter the Evo 10 for the time. They have not yet put this out on the market for the public yet. I will post pics on Wednesday after i pick up the car.

 

 

 

^^^Ahh hell ya.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfU6apaQjGU

 

^^ This guy is resourceful!

 

And how much is that going to cost I wonder?

 

Looks promising with the scoop extension.

 

Based off the price of the Evo 10 intake, it will cost approx. $320ish.

 

sounds like the DDM intake trying to use the scoop. I just have a problem altering the airflow over the engine/ cooling it provides for the turbo.

I'm going to go DoS because I think Clint's intake is equally best with the stage 1 jcw

 

Same here, hopefully they left a hole for the stock air pipe

 

Hey, it's Thursday and we are waiting for pictures, etc...

 

Id give it a Whirl... It Looks functional. Plus half the price of an M7.

 

Lols.. Sorry about that. The rep actually emailed me on Tuesday asking for one more day. He said that a few of the parts had scratches on them and he wanted to get new ones. I'm picking the car up today after work. I'll be posting pics shortly after.

 

Pics and a bit of info updated in the first post.

 

OH yeah....I just happen to love the fact that the pipe matches my car color!

 

I see the stock airbox tube is still installed does it use it?

 

It does. There is a nice coupler below that connects to the stock tube.

 

Looks good. Might pick one up depending on the price.

 

Thanks for the update. It looks great and the dyno results are impressive. I assume there is no worry about water getting into the system

I liked the function of the DoS intake, i.e. taking air from the high pressure area at the base of the windshield. I assume that the hood scoop is a good pickup area also.

Does the heat shield (pictured) come with the intake? You say the hood temp dropped 80 deg., but what about under-hood temps?

 

Like I said on M|U, I hope no one buys this intake based on WHP gains.. without tuning you dont gain 10% WHP from an intake.

But it is a nice piece and I like the heat shield a lot but I cant believe those gains.

Thats like claims that Catbacks give you another 10% WHP.

 

Im definetly interested. Ive been looking for an intake i like, but everyone seems to be conflicted on which is the best

 

Laforze: the weekend has passed and it is Monday. I (and possibly others) was hoping for a weekend update on the new CAI. I went to AEM and the intake for the MCS is not yet available.

So tell us...how is it?