Obehave,
Word of concern to a friend; if you tape the inside of the tubing, be very carefull. If the tape peels off for any reason, you know where it will end up.
I've been trying to PM you. Your box is full. Scoop is mailing tonight.
JS

 

Thanks Joel, but it will actually only end up stuck to the outside of the filter. No threat if intake ingestion.
Kind thoughts are much appreciated though.

Now about that scoop.

If I Really like it how much begging will it take for you to do me a one off?
Yes I really will send yours back

Thanks again.

 

Oh this is piping before the filter box.

Still trying to PM you. Can you make me a little room.

 

Cleared out and email replied to.
Apologies

 

Well, Tape applied and car driven. Did some mild neighborhood cruising. Can't hear a bit of difference in the car. Sounds a bit different standing if front of the car though.
20/20 hindsight is telling me I should have broken out the video camera

 

How did it sound outside of the car? Surely it wouldn't make a difference unless the car is moving?

How did you get ur hands inside? :D

performance gains?

 

Oddly enough it sounded slightly different just setting still. Had my wife rev it a bit before and after. If I hadn't done a comparo 15 minutes apart I probably wouldn't have noticed the difference.

If I told you Id have to kill you

Actually I just put a mild curve to the Al tape and fed it down the tube.Used a dowel rod to tack it down in a few places and get the alignment right.....here comes the clever part I used my wheel brush to rub it down and get the nice curve. Pressed the wrinkles out with a piece of broom handle I keep lying around.

I swear I got 1.3762 HP from this mod. ± 0.26830458 HP :D

 

it was a slightly stupid question Maybe a before/after air pressure test would be more useful

I like the idea of Al tape. Sounds like you had it figured out from the start

So can you describe the sound difference at all?

 

Wish I had a Magnehelic or something to check pressure with. This may impact MAP and if so that is something I can log.

I had thought it through pretty well but the brush was a last minute deal.

I'd say it seems slightly quieter. That's about all.

This is probably in the .01% bracket. Do enough little ones and it starts to matter. By itself it's almost meaningless.
For me it makes sense and I'll definitely leave it like it is or step up and replace the whole tube with something with "more visual impact"

 

quieter...damn i doubt i'll bother doing this mod, but i might get something custom made with the bling effect. Something wider and perhaps made out of silicone, and maybe something that angles up to face the alta intake once its in the the bottom of the airbox, to have a sort of ram effect

 

Ok guys, bear with me please. Ok, I've read 8 of the 21....pages. I'm planning on ordering this intake soon and would like to double check with you all before ordering!

So all I need is a K&N 1550 filter correct? And what is the "breather" tube everyone is saying? Is that a part I need? I thought I just needed to drill into the K&N filter and pop it in...?

Thanks guys, I really appreciate it!
-Cody

 

Honestly you don't need to drill a hole. I just have my tube resting on the side of the filter..... If you get a small breather filter then you just have to set it somewhere for it to sit.

 

Hrmm, where in my MINI can I find the breather tube now? If I even have one? And if I don't, I need to buy one correct? Part # would help if I need to buy one.

And as for the 1540 vs. the 1550...which one should I go for? I do not want to remove the bonnet lining, so which would be best?

Sorry for all of the noobiness...but I am!

Thanks again guys for all of the help you've provided!
-Cody

 

One was using a small filter on the vent line.
One was lying the hose against the intake filter.
One was using a 90 degree bend and drilling a hole in the bottom of the filter.
The last one is the one I run. While it's not CARB, it is a closed system, which is what is required.... (and all that should be.... But that's another subject entirely....)
All work.

Matt

 

So what is the correct breather size/brand I should get?

 

but you can measure the vent line inner diameter, and get a coupler and a vent filter, or measure the outer diameter, get no coupler, and put the vent filter right onto the line inself. I did this with a little K&N filter (so small, so cute) but other filters will work well, and probably be less expensive.

Matt

 

Sorry but that means nothing to me...any links or anything where I can translate that into English?

Where is the "vent line" and "breather filter" on my MCS? (MCS is stock).

 

goes from somewhere on the motor to the duct that goes from the air box to the throttle body. Pop your hood and take a look. The line runs under the IC or somewhere around there.

Since the HAI removes this duct, the vent line is left hanging in the engine compartment.

This description, and a bit of time under the hood should straighten it all out. If not, PM me your email address, and I'll send you some photos. I'd post them but I'm running out of room....

Matt

Oh, and your car currently doesn't have a breather filter. But you should do something with this line after the HAI is installed.

 

Alright, thanks. I'll try to go and look for it now.

-Cody

Edit* I didn't see it...I'll wait and see if I can find it when I get the HAI.

Edit2* Is there a certain "Neck" or angle I need to get when ordering the 1550 so that it will fit better? I've heard of this before, but from only one person. Anyone?

 

Has anyone dynoed this yet? I was going to get the AGS but man for under 50 bucks its hard to resist. I could use some of that money for a bigger tb....

 

Check the second page.

-Cody (and it's $35!)

 

Sweet!

 

I should be getting mine hopefully soon. Hopefully next week sometime.

-Cody

 

I did this mod last week and it felt no diff whatsover, i took the back piece of the airbox out as well. The charger sounded a lot louder but that was about it. If anyone wants the filter i will sell it for 20 bucks shipped.

 

PM sent. If it's the 1540, I'll take it as a spare! I notice a difference only at >5000 rpm, which is probably the case for any intake.