Drivetrain Not thrilled with the 15% pulley and CAI
6th Gear
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Originally Posted by silver_baby
I did do my homework. I just expected from the way everyone said they loved the sound, that it wasn't a whine.
3rd Gear
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I have always wondered exactly HOW loud is the Alta CAI. I've looked on NAM for clips, but to no avail. I've got a MCSa just like silver_baby and have wondered how loud adding an Alta CAI with a stock pulley would be. Coming out of toll booths I love that whine, but since I'm bone stock I rarely hear it.
Anyone know where a clip can be seen/heard? Thanks for your input!
Drew
Anyone know where a clip can be seen/heard? Thanks for your input!
Drew
Originally Posted by thespider530
I have always wondered exactly HOW loud is the Alta CAI. I've looked on NAM for clips, but to no avail. I've got a MCSa just like silver_baby and have wondered how loud adding an Alta CAI with a stock pulley would be. Coming out of toll booths I love that whine, but since I'm bone stock I rarely hear it.
Anyone know where a clip can be seen/heard? Thanks for your input!
Drew
Anyone know where a clip can be seen/heard? Thanks for your input!
Drew
http://www.mdsbrain.com/vids/shifting.mpg
I love the sound
7th Gear Gal
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From: Weeblegabber West (aka WLA)
Originally Posted by silver_baby
after reading, I drove Baby into work this morning. With a new attitude and reading that this is the sound (which I did honestly expect more of a whoosh then whine) I really enjoyed the ride. Passing was a dream! The power is there and with keeping my foot off it a little bit, the noice was alright.
I appreciate all the positive feedback and suggestions that were made! I truly think it helped me have a better outlook towards it this morning. People always say on these threads that they love the sound but the descriptions weren't there, so I made one up in my head based on the turbo I had. I bought the right car, that I don't doubt!
I appreciate all the positive feedback and suggestions that were made! I truly think it helped me have a better outlook towards it this morning. People always say on these threads that they love the sound but the descriptions weren't there, so I made one up in my head based on the turbo I had. I bought the right car, that I don't doubt!
A new day, a fresh outlook! Good for you, silver_baby! Give your new mods a chance. You will find that on the highways, you will love that whine when it comes time to passing vehicles! BTW, I think of the supercharger whine as sounding like a dolphin! Maybe that will help you hear it in a more pleasing way! 
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1st Gear
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A dolphin...okay, I might be able to work with that! Love this forum. I find I spend almost as much time reading here as I do driving the car.
Had the car since Jan 06 and already have 3500 miles. Taking it up to Reno next week if weather allows. She's my birthday present and we are going on a birthday getaway.
Had the car since Jan 06 and already have 3500 miles. Taking it up to Reno next week if weather allows. She's my birthday present and we are going on a birthday getaway.
7th Gear Gal
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From: Weeblegabber West (aka WLA)
Originally Posted by silver_baby
A dolphin...okay, I might be able to work with that! Love this forum. I find I spend almost as much time reading here as I do driving the car.
Had the car since Jan 06 and already have 3500 miles. Taking it up to Reno next week if weather allows. She's my birthday present and we are going on a birthday getaway.
Had the car since Jan 06 and already have 3500 miles. Taking it up to Reno next week if weather allows. She's my birthday present and we are going on a birthday getaway.
Have fun in Reno and good luck at the tables! 
6th Gear
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Originally Posted by skuzy
Ive currently got alta - love it. Looking to get BMP intake - dont care about sound, but care about performance, will bmp intake perform better than alta or alot worse? spider u mentioned that u were dissapointed goin to alta cai from the dinan, i suppose u felt that the dinan outperformes the alta cai?
4th Gear
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From: DFW Texas
Originally Posted by MGCMAN
Huge, the Dinan is a box with a butterfly trap that opens at 4,000 rpm. Think of it as a coupe with nitrous oxide injection.
The Alta is an open three sided box with a foam cone sucking for all it's worth. Think of it as a motorcycle.
The Alta is an open three sided box with a foam cone sucking for all it's worth. Think of it as a motorcycle.
6th Gear
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Originally Posted by FUEGO
Sorry to disagree but your description of the Dinan is that of the JCW intake. The Dinan is a mostly enclosed box that uses the stock intake path plus an opening into the cowl area at the rear of the airbox for cold air. There is no butterfly trap that opens at any RPM. I have the Dinan on my '05 and love it - just enough aural pleasure when I jump on it. I test drove a couple of other MINIs with Alta but it was a little much (for me).
My local MINI dealer sells both JCW and Dinan products and when I was there a couple of weeks ago I got a sales pitch on both of 'em. Musta gotten confused somewhere along the line.
OVERDRIVE
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From: Greensboro, NC
Originally Posted by MINIotaple
In terms of loudness, are the intakes ranked, AGS, HAI, all the rest?
Logic would tell me that AGS would be the loudest to the outside world as the sound is projected out the filter which is clearly visible in this image. On the inside, it's a bit quieter than the Alta due to the source of the sound.
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From: City of Angels, Cali
ur a yag retard. jk. (jeeest keeding)
p.s. turn off your dsc if u dont want to "cut out in weird places"
p.p.s might as well apologise now for calling u names. so soory.
p.p.s u might like cooper better, because no strangled cat inside it.
p.s. turn off your dsc if u dont want to "cut out in weird places"
p.p.s might as well apologise now for calling u names. so soory.
p.p.s u might like cooper better, because no strangled cat inside it.
Originally Posted by silver_baby
I had an Alta 15% pulley and Alta CAI put on my 06 MCSCa. Right now I HATE the car. I have had CAIs put on cars before, but now, it sounds like a cat screaching loudly and the car cuts out in wierd places.
I went back and made the service guy ride with me. I said, this doesn't sound right. He said, oh, it's suppose to sound that way. I was expecting it to sound like it did before, just barely louder. NO!!!!! It's unappealing.
I went from absolutely loving my car to never wanting to drive it again. As I type this, my other half is driving it to figure out if there is any remedy besides going back to stock. I loved how quiet it was before and was prepared for a little more noice, but dang, this thing is horribly loud now in an awful way.
Tell me what your car sounds like after the same upgrades. I'm ready to go back to stock.
I went back and made the service guy ride with me. I said, this doesn't sound right. He said, oh, it's suppose to sound that way. I was expecting it to sound like it did before, just barely louder. NO!!!!! It's unappealing.
I went from absolutely loving my car to never wanting to drive it again. As I type this, my other half is driving it to figure out if there is any remedy besides going back to stock. I loved how quiet it was before and was prepared for a little more noice, but dang, this thing is horribly loud now in an awful way.
Tell me what your car sounds like after the same upgrades. I'm ready to go back to stock.
Originally Posted by lhoboy
The JCW intake sounds dead stock until the solenoid operated baffle opens at 4000rpm. At that point (under full throttle) it sounds like a pratt & whitney turbine revving up. Everybody turns and looks
Only problem is now I wait for the whine, wait a bit more, shift, and then watch my gas mileage go in the crapper.
