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ALTA Performance, again set the bar high for the competition! The new ALTA R56 cold air intake not only adds proven 10WHP and 10ft-lbs of torque to your 2007+ Mini Cooper S (AKA R56), but it also unlocks the sound from your turbo! With our intake not only will you hear the turbo sucking in and compressing the air, but you will here the OEM blow off valve blowing off.
When dealing with MAF (Mass Air Flow) sensors, small changes to turbulence in the intake system, can make huge changes to how the car runs. Because we are familiar with this problem on other cars, great care was taken to eliminate any turbulence issues that might throw a CEL, or make the car run too lean or rich. We can say for a fact that our intake replicates the stock MAF curve almost perfectly!
Registered: August 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 512
Review Date: 2/10/2009
Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: $289.00
| Rating: 6
Pros:
Easy to install, Cool Looking, Solid Construction
Cons:
Design
This product gives me mixed emotions. I had one and no longer own it for 2 main reasons.
1. The mount conflicted with tubes behind it. I dont like leaving tubes unconnected. If they were meant to be unconnected then they wouldnt be there.
2. Its not a true CAI it's a short ram and I feel as though it would just keep pulling in hot engine air.
The turbo spooling noise is extremely cool though. I think if they redesigned the mount they would have a really solid short ram intake.
Jason Montague To Go In Harm's Way
Registered: June 2008 Location: Sherman,Texas on the Red River Posts: 24
Review Date: 2/28/2009
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 9
Pros:
increased power,more rapid engine response
Cons:
cost,the CAI is only 1/3 of the propper up grade
On my 08 MCS JCW,I first got the boost tube kit and the turbo intake hose.Surprise!the turbo intake hose won't fit on a JCW and they don't advertise this fact prior to sale.However,I bit the bullet(ever try to return anything to a retailer,good luck)and bought the CAI and then everything fit like a glove.I also installed the(turbo)intercooler air diverter and made a speed run.150mph and 30psi overboost.Yeah I'm very pleased. Jason Montague
RoosterK Neutral
Registered: May 2009 Posts: 2
Review Date: 8/6/2009
Would you recommend the product? No |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 1
Pros:
NONE
Cons:
It is not a cold air intake as advertised
This is no way a CAI it is open to engine heat.
You would be as well to stick a filter on the end of the intake tube.
RETURNED it to ALTA after almost two mounths and four calls they gave me a huge discount to restock .
It is false advertising.
I will never buy from ALTA again
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