Hi All,

I am new to the mini world, purchased a 2010 MCS this past December. I came over from the Saab world, and am quite happy with my MCS, fun to drive, sounds pretty cool, and handles like well.. you know.

What I would like to see is a little more grunt and pull off the line. I was cruising M7tuning.com and came across the M7 Pre Intercooler Charge Pipe, http://www.m7tuning.com/m7-pre-inter...-pipe-740.html

Does this work on a stock set up? Has anyone out there used it? is the few extra HP worth it?

Thanks everyone.

 

Wow.... Trust me, it has been done before once or twice. I prefer NM for the hot side pipe. See mod list below for ideas. Good luck.

 

It does nothing. I have a straight pipe. Don't pay more than a few bucks for this mod as all you're paying for is name brand BS and a sticker.

 

LOL from their site:

"Highest HP gain per $$ you can buy for the MINI Turbo engine"

 

Realistically, you will see little to no gain. You will increase flow ever so slightly. It will benefit you more if you get an aggressive tune. However, if you're only doing a stage 1 or 2 tune, they're not needed. I have the NM tubes, hot and cold side, and I like them. They add a little pop underhood (not much as most of it is hidden) and I wanted to do something to car mostly. I like working on my own car, so I did these in an hour or so with a new CAI set up.

In terms of performance in stock form, you won't notice anything as you're driving.

 

On that particular tube there's a muffler to well muffle to turbo. Replace it and you will hear the turbo spooling. Correct me if I'm wrong it doesn't do anything but give you more engine noise.

 

I used the Alta version on the hot side to get rid of the muffler and get less restriction. You can hear the turbo spooling and more noise. I may do the cold side NM hose at some point.