We are having an Alta summer sale on all in stock Alta parts. All Alta parts are 10% retail on our site and for a limited time we are doing free shipping on all in stock items listed below






Alta Performance Front Mounted Intercooler - $719.98 with free ground shipping in the lower 48 states - 2 ready to ship!

Product Description:
The ALTA R56 Front Mounted Intercooler goes hand and hand with other performance upgrades on your 2007 Mini Cooper S. While MINI was kind enough to install a factory intercooler at the front of your MINI, it is still very small and restricts performance. Seeing this as huge room for improvement we created the first and largest Front Mounted Intercooler for the 2007 Mini Cooper S! Add roughly 20 WHP in about 2 hours of work! So far, the ALTA Front Mounted Intercooler is near the top of the list for best bang for the buck part availible for the R56.

Horsepower
We don’t use off the shelf cores and try to adapt them to our applications, we build our intercooler cores to fit our needs. While this process takes more time to get custom cores done, it allows us to tweak how the core is constructed and how it performs. We cannot only change the size of the overall core, but we can use different height fins and bars, or vary the amount of fins, and type of fins. From this we created an even better performing core you see today.

Why does the intercooler make more power than the stock one?? There are 2 main things that make an intercooler make HP. One is by cooling the air better. A cooler charge of air, means denser air, which means you can add more power to the engine with more fuel. (Luckily the ECU takes care of adding more fuel). The cooler air also makes the engine less prone to detonation/knock. The ECU is very smart and knows both of these things (by seeing the cooler air) and not only adds more fuel, but also adds more timing due to engine running safer.

The other reason that an intercooler can make more power is from it being less restrictive. This is defined by difference in pressure entering the core, and the pressure exiting the core. This “Pressure Drop” happens no matter what, but the variable is how much. While the variance from one to the next might be a couple PSI, this couple of PSI effects the overall boost getting into the cylinders and how hard the turbo has to work. If the turbo has to work harder, this can make the efficiency of the turbo worse, and push out hotter air.

Alta FMIC Construction
Our Prototype and Final design core uses the same basic type of core, known as bar and plate. There are 2 main types of cores, Bar and Plate, and Tube and Fin. While both do very similar jobs, they are very different cores. Bar and Plate (B&P) core are constructed using thin plates, and aluminum bars (extrusions) with fins placed in between all the parts. Its basically a big sandwich of plates, fins and bars. The thickness of each layer, and the density of fins can be change to create the optimum pressure drop and cooling ability. These are then baked in a vacuum, which brazes all the parts together, creating an intercooler core! While there are more parts, and more labor involved with building this type of core, they produce the best most solid type of core.

Tube and Fin (T&F) core are limited to their charge side thickness due to their construction. They are constructed using thin plates, and thin extruded tubes. Between each of these tubes, fins are placed and brazed together in an oven. The picture below shows the difference in cores. The downside is the charge side of the core cannot be as wide as a bar and plate, and also they are not very durable against rocks and road debris.

This intercooler is a simple one in that there is a core, and tanks. We explained why the core is made the way it is, next up is the tanks. Like all other ALTA intercoolers we use cast aluminum tanks. This type of tank gives us the freedom to create a perfect fitting, perfectly contoured and perfect internally smooth part. No sheetmetal here!





Alta Mini Performance R56 Boost Tube Upgrade Kit - $289.98 with free ground shipping in the lower 48 states - 1 Black ready to ship!

Product Description:
We understand the importance of performance AND style when it comes to modding your MINI Cooper. This product encompasses an excellent balance of both!

The 5-ply silicone tubing is available in both black and red, and the glossy exterior surface dresses up the engine bay for your next show n shine or just for your enjoyment during your next oil change.

Speaking of smooth, the ultra smooth interior surfaces of each tube remove intakes restriction that can otherwise hinder performance. Your car uses a turbocharger to force air into the motor, so any corrugation, dips, pits etc. all choke the efficiency of the turbo system. Additionally, your MINI came with a ridiculous muffler section on the hot side of the intercooler plumbing. This muffler literally robs the car of power. Our Boost Tube kit removes that muffler and makes a smooth transition from the turbo outlet directly into the intercooler.

Tubes install easily with basic hand tools and included instructions.

Features
- 5-Ply Silicone Construction
- Smooth inner lining to remove restriction
- Eliminates I/C muffler to improve flow and boost response
- Color options to compliment any engine compartment

Included Items
- Complete hot side boost tube replacement (replaces 3 of the OEM part with one Silicone hose)
- Cold side throttle body to boost tube
- Instructions
- Mounting hardware and clamps






Alta Performance R56 MCS Silicone Turbo Inlet Tube - $209.98 with free ground shipping in the lower 48 states - Black and Red ready to ship!

Product Description:
We understand the importance of performance AND style when it comes to modding your MINI Cooper. This product encompasses an excellent balance of both!

The 5-ply silicone tubing is available in both black and red, and the glossy exterior surface dresses up the engine bay for your next show n shine or just for your enjoyment during your next oil change.

While we initially developed this product as a dress up part to compliment the rest of the ALTA items, we were pleasantly surprised when the dyno results revealed good news. The illustration below shows how this product removes intake restriction. The hose on the left is the OEM unit sliced in half, and the ALTA replacement inlet hose on the right. Note the dramatic differences in ID's from one to the other. This allows a larger volume of air to be ingested with less restriction.

As you see, it actually gained HP! This is a run with our intake, FMIC, and turboback already installed. We were again pleased that the gains were very repeatable and that from run to run there was the same 7-8WHP from about 5400 RPM on up. This is a great looking part, and has been shown it performs just as well if not better than it looks. Combined with the ease of installation (less then 5 minutes) it will become part of our formula to make your MINI that much faster!

Features:
- Silicone 5 ply construction
- Removes corrugated OEM hose
- Easy installation
- More HP & TQ
- Improved throttle and boost response

Included Items:
- Silicone Tube
- 2 Clamps
- Warranty
- Decals



Product Availability:
These products are in stock and ready to ship in black or red.

Ordering:
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Tax:
All Connecticut customers will be charged 6% Connecticut Sales tax.

Shipping:
All orders will be shipping via UPS. If you are interested in shipping to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and Canada, please call us. You will be charged additional shipping fees.

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