JCW Filter Upgrade for JCW Tuning Kit Airbox (Stage 1)
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Filter Upgrade for JCW Tuning Kit Airbox (Stage 1)
I got a 2009 R56 Cooper S and I am looking to upgrade the Air Filter for my JCW Tuning Kit Airbox (Stage 1). I am currently looking to decide one from MINI Madness and MINI Mania. Which one is better one in terms of results and fitment? Or is there one that's better than both of these in terms of results and fitment? Please advise! Thanks!
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I heard from someone that you will have to cut something in the airbox to fit the filter inside. Is that true? Cuz it doesn't really make sense to me! Or is that the MINI Mania one? I am just confused!
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i use the maddness filter and it works good. i did have to make a small cut to get the filter to fit tight on the inside of the airbox. it kept coming loose. its really not a big deal though. you just trim the corner of the inside, side piece so the filter wont slip off.. now its on tighter then before and provides me with good piece of mind.
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The MINI Mania filter comes with a metal plate to keep the filter in place. Is the metal plate's location the same place that you had to cut into the airbox then?
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the filter slides or vibrates off... at least mine did... check it in about a month or less just to be sure... i made a small cut to where the base of the filter sits and it slids down more & holds on much better... corner cut, about the size of a finger nail was all it needed for me for that little more grip...
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I will keep and eye on it. Mine seats all the way down and I set the clamp screw, after tightening it, with locktite.
the filter slides or vibrates off... at least mine did... check it in about a month or less just to be sure... i made a small cut to where the base of the filter sits and it slids down more & holds on much better... corner cut, about the size of a finger nail was all it needed for me for that little more grip...
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I ordered a mini madness filter last week when I took my DDM intake off and installed a JCW intake.
I got 10 bucks that says the throttle response is better.
The reason I say that? With my RMW tune, I was using the DDM street intake. Now that I've installed the JCW intake, my car idles rough and sputters for the first few minutes when it's warming up.
Personally, I think the air flow is restricted and that's why the car doesn't like to idle cold.
I'll bet when I put the new filter in, it'll idle normally.
We'll see.
Mark
I got 10 bucks that says the throttle response is better.
The reason I say that? With my RMW tune, I was using the DDM street intake. Now that I've installed the JCW intake, my car idles rough and sputters for the first few minutes when it's warming up.
Personally, I think the air flow is restricted and that's why the car doesn't like to idle cold.
I'll bet when I put the new filter in, it'll idle normally.
We'll see.
Mark
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I ordered a mini madness filter last week when I took my DDM intake off and installed a JCW intake.
I got 10 bucks that says the throttle response is better.
The reason I say that? With my RMW tune, I was using the DDM street intake. Now that I've installed the JCW intake, my car idles rough and sputters for the first few minutes when it's warming up.
Personally, I think the air flow is restricted and that's why the car doesn't like to idle cold.
I'll bet when I put the new filter in, it'll idle normally.
We'll see.
Mark
I got 10 bucks that says the throttle response is better.
The reason I say that? With my RMW tune, I was using the DDM street intake. Now that I've installed the JCW intake, my car idles rough and sputters for the first few minutes when it's warming up.
Personally, I think the air flow is restricted and that's why the car doesn't like to idle cold.
I'll bet when I put the new filter in, it'll idle normally.
We'll see.
Mark
I went from a JCW paper to Mini Madness in the JCW intake and did have have any difference in the idle. I had always thought that the filters only made a "slight" difference, perhaps, at high rpms. Maybe it matters more with the tune...
Also, with H-T, it would make very little difference how fast/instant the revs are since it takes time (at least 0.5 secs) to shift gears. Getting up the revs faster is not going to matter especially since we made a slow reacting and heavy dual mass clutch.
Are you going to VIR in June? Would like to take a look at what you have on the track... S-driver and I will be there with our Minis.