Drivetrain CAI for R56 (home made)
#577
04-29-2008, 05:55 PM
#578
04-29-2008, 08:37 PM
I LOVE to hear the spooling turbo under boost though...even more so than the PSSST BOV noise (i think thats almost kind of tacky...although its growing on me
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#581
05-01-2008, 06:15 PM
I did mine a few days ago, and I just have the filter directly attached to the MAF like mikeg orignally did at the begining of this thread. I have put about 600 miles on it since and no CEL....knock on wood. I'm going to either go back to stock or change it around...just sucks too much hot air in.
#582
05-10-2008, 08:33 PM
here it is... the car rattles soo much its ridiculous. the maf was rubbing on the strut bar so badley that a corner edge of it started to chip. i had to turn the maf out of its rubber grove.
the zip ties prevented the filter from smacking the air box. the trueflow has this metal cage thing around the foam filter which made it really easy to zip tie it to the latches in the back. i also had to zip tie the silicone pipe to the stock air box as well. sounds freakin awesome
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the zip ties prevented the filter from smacking the air box. the trueflow has this metal cage thing around the foam filter which made it really easy to zip tie it to the latches in the back. i also had to zip tie the silicone pipe to the stock air box as well. sounds freakin awesome
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#583
05-21-2008, 06:32 PM
This is great...I recently joined and put up a post. Well, previously I used to race/tune Toyota Supras so I am pretty familiar with turbo setups. Well, I ended up running to autozone and put on a cotton/intake and wham...got the sound I so missed and the wonderful blow-off valve sound.Car feels slightly more responsive so I am actually happy that it does not feel too much faster for warranty concerns. I would imagine this mod would not hurt anything or even pose a problem with warranty however, the beauty of this mod is the fact that is is so easy to put back to stock.Well, I am reading through this post but I do feel fortunate that I came up with this...although seeing this post would have shortened the time I had to figure this out :-PGood stuff everyone! Tomorrow I am putting one on my wife's MCS 6-speed
#584
05-21-2008, 06:45 PM
k. held my tongue long enough. The R56 has EXTREME under hood temperatures. Try placing your hand on the hood 10 minutes after shutting the car off. You can't. I am very skeptical that breathing air from under the hood will be in any way shape or form - Cold Air. I'm glad folks are anxious to go K&N, but am I the only one who thinks drawing fresh air from the front of the car via the original intake is better than unrestricted 150+ degree heat that still has still yet to get ground through the turbo? If it's going to be a CAI, then it better act like a snorkle and grab a fresh source. Back/top of engine is not it, and when that tube from the front of the car is unhooked from the airbox, no air will be drawn in by it. Its source hole is not in direct path of air to act as an air ram. I'd even go so far as to guess that after it's unhooked, it's likely to push hot under-hood air back in front of your rad. Without a proper temperature gauge you won't even know if you've managed to mess up the cooling system. Sorry to rain on everyone's parade with my infernal skepticism. Anyone get one of these home brews on a dyno or check ODB for water temp to see if temperature of your charge is affecting power or worse?
#586
05-21-2008, 07:21 PM
I was wondering does anyone have 100% proof that the MAF sensor is seriously messed up by not having the "blown off" air comming back into the system. or if everything is fine, and you get to hear the PSST sound and pretend to be in an impreza, without major loss... people were talking about the car running too rich etc... but I would like to know if anyone ACTUALLY knows, not just someone making an excuse to stop the ricers. Thx!
#587
05-23-2008, 09:02 AM
i now drive without music because i love hearing the thing!.
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#589
05-24-2008, 06:36 AM
Ok, quick update...my wife has driven hers to and from work and then to the track. So far, mileage is about the same if not slightly better. Uphill, no lag at all, as a matter of fact the car is a bit more responsive. As far as power gain, I cannot really tell by the seat of the pants but I'd have to guess there's a little bit of a gain.One thing I did notice on my car (07 MCS auto) and her car (08 MCS 6-speed) is the hood does have an opening which is flowing air into the engine bay so I was very pleased because I thought it was closed off.Anyhow, so far so good! I would recommend the cotton filter for those who have noticed any issues...the one I am running is the "spectre" cotton air filter with the 3" inlet which you can buy at Autozone for around $20. I must say, between the added response and the car finally sounding like a turbo I am very very pleased. And the fact that the mod is so easy to reverse. Looooooooove it! :-)
#590
05-29-2008, 11:23 AM
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New set up. . .big difference from before using silicone elbow and K&N filter.
More sound and DEF more power. Previously I had spectre brand filter and was using a 90 deg elbow from pep boys, in the "performance" section. I felt a lag in the lower rpms. Now, power is improved in low rpms and high rpms. All in all it cost me about $120. Filter was ~ $65, stainless steel tubing from speed shop was $26, hose was $17 and clamps X3 ~$6.
Really this filter rocks!!! No changes felt with higher temps high 80s low to mid 90s. I am very pleased with my set up and until someone else proves their's is sig superior, I would not change a thing.
More sound and DEF more power. Previously I had spectre brand filter and was using a 90 deg elbow from pep boys, in the "performance" section. I felt a lag in the lower rpms. Now, power is improved in low rpms and high rpms. All in all it cost me about $120. Filter was ~ $65, stainless steel tubing from speed shop was $26, hose was $17 and clamps X3 ~$6.
Really this filter rocks!!! No changes felt with higher temps high 80s low to mid 90s. I am very pleased with my set up and until someone else proves their's is sig superior, I would not change a thing.
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#591
05-29-2008, 11:36 AM
Ok, back from the track and the car ran flawless. Gas mileage was good, about the same to be honest. The car is no doubt more responsive and feels a hair quicker by the seat of the pants.
Today I drove in and had the radio off...why MINI did not design the car to sound like this from the factory is beyond me!
Today I drove in and had the radio off...why MINI did not design the car to sound like this from the factory is beyond me!
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05-31-2008, 06:35 AM
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05-31-2008, 01:10 PM
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#595
06-03-2008, 01:50 PM
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I purchased it from local spped shop company "Murray's", here in Florida. I searched for it initially on the K&N website, got the part number and fortunantly Murray 's is huge and they had it in stock, along with the SS pipe that I cut down.
K&N Part# RR3002 Blue
they also come in red and polished (red, blue, chrome). polished is about 20 bucks more.
K&N Part# RR3002 Blue
they also come in red and polished (red, blue, chrome). polished is about 20 bucks more.
#596
06-04-2008, 05:51 AM
So I wanted to follow up on my quest for a decent bracket to hold the CAI down. A few pages earlier I had a pic of the CAI sitting on a single bracket with only one mounting point. It worked fine, but the bracket was slowly twisting sideways and the filter was starting to point up toward the hood, and I didn't want it to start rubbing. I wanted to make a new bracket with two mounting points and bring the filter down into the bay a little more, and more in line with the hood scoop so the air could flow over and around it. Anyway, this is what I came up with. It works great! I will try to post a pic of it in the engine bay, but here is the setup out of the car:
#597
06-08-2008, 10:55 PM
Those that have read my "Clean your intercooler" thread will have read abot the oil I found in the IC outlet pipe.
I was running my version of the open pod filter and opened hood scoop that a number of others have done.
The problem that I found is that the oil in the IC was milky which shows that during heavy rain, water is getting in, enough to leave a nice watery oil collection.
I have decided that his mod is a dry season only mod, back to the JCW airbox in wet weather. The good thing is it does not take long to change.
I was running my version of the open pod filter and opened hood scoop that a number of others have done.
The problem that I found is that the oil in the IC was milky which shows that during heavy rain, water is getting in, enough to leave a nice watery oil collection.
I have decided that his mod is a dry season only mod, back to the JCW airbox in wet weather. The good thing is it does not take long to change.
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06-11-2008, 09:04 PM
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Hello,
I just picked up my mini yesterday and today i did this mod w/o the elbow. i took it out for a 45 min spin to test it out and when i got back i popped the hood and under the metal cover for the turbo it was orange like steel in a steel mill. Is this normal? and this was only after a 45 min drive whats gonna happen after a 6 hr drive the turbo will melt
!?!?!?!?
Just so no one gets confused the cover was not orange the turbo under the cover looked orange.
I just picked up my mini yesterday and today i did this mod w/o the elbow. i took it out for a 45 min spin to test it out and when i got back i popped the hood and under the metal cover for the turbo it was orange like steel in a steel mill. Is this normal? and this was only after a 45 min drive whats gonna happen after a 6 hr drive the turbo will melt
!?!?!?!? Just so no one gets confused the cover was not orange the turbo under the cover looked orange.
#599
06-11-2008, 09:17 PM
Hello,
I just picked up my mini yesterday and today i did this mod w/o the elbow. i took it out for a 45 min spin to test it out and when i got back i popped the hood and under the metal cover for the turbo it was orange like steel in a steel mill. Is this normal? and this was only after a 45 min drive whats gonna happen after a 6 hr drive the turbo will melt!?!?!?!?
Just so no one gets confused the cover was not orange the turbo under the cover looked orange.
I just picked up my mini yesterday and today i did this mod w/o the elbow. i took it out for a 45 min spin to test it out and when i got back i popped the hood and under the metal cover for the turbo it was orange like steel in a steel mill. Is this normal? and this was only after a 45 min drive whats gonna happen after a 6 hr drive the turbo will melt
!?!?!?!? Just so no one gets confused the cover was not orange the turbo under the cover looked orange.
Yes, thats normal if you drive it hard. Thats also why people's hood scoops are melting. Turbos are HOT. If its glowing red like that, never shut the car off till it cools down a bit and stops glowing.
It would actually be cooler on a 6 hr drive, the heat only increases under boost.
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06-11-2008, 09:20 PM
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