Category: Drivetrain
Price: $1
Private or Vendor Listing: Private Listing
Part fits (you may select multiples): R55, R56, R57, R58, R59, R60
Location (Region): SouthEast
Item Condition: Used

I want to return my cooper s r56 to stock. Does anyone have their stock air box lying around? I will buy anyone's for the right price just pm me. BTW I HAVE A N18!! I'm looking for the entire intake with the hoses and the pieces, if not available I will make an offer for whatever you've still got! I'll help u if u help me!

*******NO LONGER NEEDED********

 

I'm new to this. What's an N18?. I just ordered a CAI FOR my 2013 R55. Would be Willing to help, once it arrives in a few days.

 

MINI4LYF, I have one. It's the complete box with relatively new filter. No piping though. That was used by the DoS CAI. Make me an offer. It's too late for me to go looking it up.

casual cooper, you SERIOUSLY need to study up.

 

I changed my OE Airfilter to a VIP. Looks complete,100 miles used.
from a 2012 CooperS ALL4.
$75.00 Shipped in US.
Can take pic tomorrow but need e-mail; avrum@videotron.ca

 

I'm no longer interested in the oem intake. May need one in a couple of months.

Thanks!

 

It's in a closet downstairs... Not going anywhere.

 

Like I said, I'm new here. Have only owned my MINI for about 2weeks. Thanks for explaining what an N18 is, though.

 

casual cooper, welcome to the MINI online world. Some responses to posts are helpful, some are not, and some are downright hostile. I had a similar experience when I posted a question on a Corvette forum about the '64 Sting Ray my wife just purchased. The first 5 responses berated me for making Sting Ray one word in my post because, in '64, it was 2 words. I, too, am ignorant of the use of an N18, but I am just a poor R53 owner and know little of the ways of the R56 world. I guess politeness just isn't part of that world. Again, welcome. If you see a chili red R53 driven by a fat guy that waves a little too enthusiastically when you meet him on the street, remember to wave back because it might be me. (R53 is the designation of the cute little hatch backs with the tiny hood scoops just so you know).

 

I ordered mine from the factory a little more than 2 years ago. I knew almost everything there is to know about it by the time I picked it up. Since that doesn't appear to be your thing... The N18 is the latest turbocharged engine. You may or may not have one depending on if your R55 is a "S" model.

From a Motoring Alliance article comparing N14/N18

N18 Engine - N18B16M0 (181hp / 191 ft-lbs)
Infinitely variable double VANOS
Map-controlled oil pump
Variable valve timing (Valvetronic) with 3-phase servomotor and integrated eccentric shaft sensor
Composite camshaft construction
New piston design
Siemens DME MEVD17.2.2

The PCV design is updated in the N18. Rather than an external hose on the passenger side, the vacuum line is internal to the valve cover. This is (presumably) intended to reduce propensity for effluents pooling in the intake manifold. The boost line between the valve cover and turbo intake pipe is also different but seems to be functionally equivalent.

The N18 added a cosmetic cover over the front of the valve cover.

The N18 adds a small heat shield over the turbo oil pipe to help mitigate any coking in the line.

The turbo intake pipe in the N18 is rigid, as opposed to the flexible pipe in the N14.

The noisemaker is eliminated in the N18.

The N18 intake airbox base is slightly different (the JCW intake won't fit because the mounting screws don't line up).

The N18 oil dipstick is different (and many would say a step backwards in usability)

The Sport Button adds "pop and burble" to the exhaust

 

The OTHER "cute little hatch backs with the tiny hood scoops" might also be R56's.

There is an overabundance of politeness in the "R56 world" (That Casual Cooper has an R55...) which probably includes R55/56/57/58/59/60's since the "S" model of all use the N18 engine. There just seems to be more and more new owners showing up having no idea about their MINI's and wanting others to tell them what to buy, how to mod, etc. As I have mentioned before, going through life ignorant is no way to live... ESPECIALLY with the internet just a couple of key strokes away.

 

Real Talk! I used to be on forums in past years, so I know what you speak of. There are all kinds of people in this world. Some we can use more of, and some we could use less of. Either way, I appreciate your enthusiasm, and understanding. If I ever make my way to your knack of the woods, I'll be sure and waive right back,brah! Cheers!