I got the intake on July 20th and installed it on my 2018 MCS Seven Edition.

A few notes:
1. Fitment was really tight on my 2018...that's a good thing.
2. Instructions could have been better. Clear as mud. They are working on redoing the instructions.
3. Some of the brackets had to be bent to fit better especially the bottom bracket that fits into the white grommet. Fits good now.
4. The side black bracket was not fixed to the side of the bottom half of the intake. I was able to make it work. This was my mistake...ooops











Extra holes? What are they for? They are for the variable valve version. The holes are normal.

 

I agree with you about the brackets, but I didn’t have any extra holes.

 

You might want to wrap that section or your strut bar that rubs on the intake

 

 

I think maybe they gave me the bottom half for the valve version. I'll speak with them.

 

Update:

Spoke with the USA distributor. Very quick to respond and got all the questions answered quickly from the manufacturer. Nice guy.

So far I like this setup. Seems a bit quicker on throttle response and the slight increase in sound is just right. I like that the filter is the dry kind so all I have to do is wash it every 10k, dry, reinstall.

 

My god, that is some of the most gorgeous engine bay bling ever made for a MINI. Thanks for sharing your install notes and photos!

 

Awesome!

 

If anyone is interested, I have it up for sale. 650.00. Willing to ship.

I've gone back to stock.

 

Why did you go back to stock? Also, may I ask which strut tower bar that is? I like the flat color look of it.

 

I'm was planning on selling the car but changed my mind. No particular reason why I decided not to put it back on. I'll just stick with stock.

The tower bar is NM Engineering.