Drivetrain ALTA's Intercooler
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From: South Florida
I installed mine myself with the help of a friend, right at my house. Directions are straightforward on how to remove bumper, etc. which is pretty easy....longest part for me was just getting the passenger side boost tube on, cause I had to dremel a little plastic.....I have to say though, everytime(seriously, everytime) I park and walk away from my car, I always have to look back at the lower the grille, cause I just LOVE seeing that massive intercooler down there!!
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From: Sacramento, Ca
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If only it was that easy! According to Mapquest it's 2726.03 miles one way. 
Damn all you West-coasters; that includes you, ALTA.
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From: Northern VA
that fitment looks great. The endtanks begin right where the grill mesh is blocked
I'd help ya but, I'm just south of DC. Have you tried checking with your local MINI club? Someone may help you out if you ofter to buy them lunch 
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From: PA
I'm going to check with Philly MINI as well.
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I have installed yesterday the Alta FMIC on my mini and its awesome..
By the way a note for Alta's people.I dont if you already know it but the european mini has a shorter bumper beam and it doesnt need the supplied trim.
If i found a photo without the bumper i will send it so you can see the difference..
By the way a note for Alta's people.I dont if you already know it but the european mini has a shorter bumper beam and it doesnt need the supplied trim.
If i found a photo without the bumper i will send it so you can see the difference..
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Hey Alta, is there any shot at getting a black intercooler?
http://www.perrinperformance.com/products/show/382
I imagine there would be a market for this since a lot of people are blacking their cars out.
http://www.perrinperformance.com/products/show/382
I imagine there would be a market for this since a lot of people are blacking their cars out.
Hey Alta, is there any shot at getting a black intercooler?
http://www.perrinperformance.com/products/show/382
I imagine there would be a market for this since a lot of people are blacking their cars out.
http://www.perrinperformance.com/products/show/382
I imagine there would be a market for this since a lot of people are blacking their cars out.
Sorry I can't be more upt to date. I am at home!
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From: Boston, MA
How about one like this with the "Alta" logo?
*edit* I guess i should have looked at the above post of the CR one! Are they all like that? I thought most were without the logo...
*edit* I guess i should have looked at the above post of the CR one! Are they all like that? I thought most were without the logo...
Last edited by chili_red07; Dec 17, 2007 at 03:57 PM. Reason: woops!
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Thanks for the answer...but....I found somewhere the dimension of the oem intercooler and i write here:
Large: 28
height: 7
deep: 2,75
If i look at the photo of the Alta's and the oem's intercooler, I think that the dimension you give me are wrong...or are my dimension wrong???
The large must be the same....the deep of Alta's must be the half of the OEM...and the height of the Alta's must be a little more than the double of the OEM's...
Is it wrong???
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From: Mililani,Hawaii
LoL! That big alta "sticker" wasn't actually a sticker to go across your windshield? I didn't notice it was a stencil for the IC. (heck took awhile to realize it even said alta on it - I thought it was just cardboard to protect the IC during shipment at first)
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From: South Florida
Thanks for the answer...but....I found somewhere the dimension of the oem intercooler and i write here:
Large: 28
height: 7
deep: 2,75
If i look at the photo of the Alta's and the oem's intercooler, I think that the dimension you give me are wrong...or are my dimension wrong???
The large must be the same....the deep of Alta's must be the half of the OEM...and the height of the Alta's must be a little more than the double of the OEM's...
Is it wrong???
Large: 28
height: 7
deep: 2,75
If i look at the photo of the Alta's and the oem's intercooler, I think that the dimension you give me are wrong...or are my dimension wrong???
The large must be the same....the deep of Alta's must be the half of the OEM...and the height of the Alta's must be a little more than the double of the OEM's...
Is it wrong???
23.75" wide and 3.5" tall and the depth is 2.5"
from inlet side to inlet side its 28.25"
hope that helps...
remember..the core is the actual cooling part, not from where the tube goes in (inlet to inlet)...
that's again why I say the alta core is probably about 18" given 4-5" on each side if you look at the pic.. It's roughly 9" max on the car for a tight fit, so the alta is probably between 7-9" max for height..and there isn't much room for depth after 7" i believe, so a 2.5" depth intercooler core would fit, any larger than 7" or 2.5 is pushing it...
Last edited by junior1459; Jan 4, 2008 at 03:11 PM.
Sorry I had to laugh at that! too funny! Thanks again!
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Well, I took advantage of the holiday yesterday and installed my ALTA Intercooler. Nice quality, especially over the stock one. The install took me 2 hours, not too bad. I will post pics soon!