Well...I did it after 2 days of calls from my tuner to do it........So far I am impressed. It seems to make the throttle (stomping on the gas to 6K rpm) snappy.....and it does howl too. And seems to make the exhaust (Kellerners and Supersprint) a bit deeper tone. WOW!. Pics below.....

 

Looks good!

I like the finish. Is it CF? It looks like it but I cant tell.

Glad to hear you like it.

 

Can't c the pics

 

Yes...real CF...and thus the $1K price for it.....

 

Thats hot!

 

not for 1k thats way too much imo for that you better get 20hp from that thing.

 

Yea...$1k is WAY TO MUCH for an intake! I would rather get much more out of my $1,000 than just an intake....I like my $35 HAI!

-Cody

 

let him enjoy his new intake. it looks great, is pretty much unique and he said he got a "sponsorship" deal on it...

great looking MCS...

 

looks great. Kinda a high price tag for an intake. CF is always sexy though!

 

That looks wild. Do they make a matching hose to the TB.

 

Dang .....that what I call a BALLER intake , just SICK.

 

The cost for GruppeM intakes are ALWAYS that high. I love the green carbon kevlar. That is the first one I have seen on a MCS. Looks great!

 

that car is in top 10 in the world imho

 

(insert gold tooth smiley here) 1K ?

Glad to hear you didn't buy it.

 

Well guys....after 2 days driving......WOW! We will dyno July 5th. The monster was 200whp B4 the intake. Will also be doing an ECU add on and a bit more polishing on the valve train, etc. We expect 215whp when done.

 

Thanks for the KUDOS,,,,,,,but maybe in the top 20.....hahaha. (not really) Fireball Tim's MINIs are the S**T though.

 

What are you using for a filter and do you have anything insulating the CF? How prone is it to heatsoak? Any reason for not taking the CF all the way to the TB and smoothing out the airflow in the same way silicone tube would? Hope it pulls in the numbers you're looking for, ethier way it sure does look nice.

 

using KN filter. Heat dissapation is good. I still have the Madness cowl mod to get more air on the box.

 

Functional "BLING" I love it. Keep up the good work.I think even Rallymini would like it. and he hates "BLING"

 

Maddness cowl mod? Cowl plate used in the madness system, or holes screwed in the stock box or something completely different?

I'm assuming the K&N is cone not panel. Do you have #s on the heat getting in or out of the box, I know gold is the best heat deflector, and the metal used by many kinda stinks at making sure cold air is always whats in the box, I've heard CF isn't the best, but I don't know how it compares to metal, plastic or some of the other custom insulated intakes that some members (including myself) have ventured into.

Also do you find you get the majority of the air from the cowl or from the grille, does that 90 degree bend hurd prefirmance or is the diameter large enough to negate restriction in airflow?

Please don't take this the wrong way, I think it looks cool and I'm interested (even though I may never get the chance to put 1k into an intake) I still like to hear about the functionallity and evolution of these types of aftermarket and one off products, plus it looks awsome.

Oh yeah all this CF, how much does it weigh? Did you keep the stock bottom or fabricate that part as well?

 

That's a nice intake!!

It belongs to an art gallery! lol

Do you have any sound clips of it?

 

all u need now is an ALTA silicone hose.....
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bad *** ram air intake fer sure!
...do post sum sound clips pls.

 

Forge/Samco also makes a really nice intake silicone hose for MINI. I've got one and it really does look like the Alta one.

 

Here's a picture of Forge/Samco hose :

 

oh yea i noe , i tend to group ALTA and MINI together, when i think Forge i think Vdub