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Old 04-07-2016, 04:12 AM
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Mini Cooper s cold air intake

If I bought a cold air intake for my Mini Cooper s will it make it run lean or will the computer be able to counter it with more fuel? I'm thinkin of upgrading the injectors later to the jcw size which I believe was 380cc. Thanks!
 
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The computers in these cars seem to be pretty adaptive so you can do a decent amount of mods before needing a tune. The basics such as pulley, intake, and exhaust will give you no trouble at all.
 
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It will be fine on most intakes , what do you have in mind ?
 
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It will be fine on most intakes , what do you have in mind ?
I'm not exactly sure I'm trying to get something that's on the cheaper end but still really good. Any recommendations?
 
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If you haven't already done so, your first performance mod should be a supercharger reduction pulley, smaller drive belt and one-step colder spark plugs.
 
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Cheaper end : not really CAI> https://www.ecstuning.com/Mini-2005-...Engine/Intake/

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Others: https://www.ecstuning.com/Mini-2005-...Engine/Intake/


 
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It won't run lean and you don't need new injectors. The fueling is based on the MAP sensor input. A new CAI might increase MAP slightly, but the ECU is calibrated for MAP values much higher than what a stock package can deliver, which is why a re-map and injectors aren't even needed with a 17% pulley.
 
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It won't run lean and you don't need new injectors. The fueling is based on the MAP sensor input. A new CAI might increase MAP slightly, but the ECU is calibrated for MAP values much higher than what a stock package can deliver, which is why a re-map and injectors aren't even needed with a 17% pulley.
Do you have any numbers or data on the ECU airflow calibrations? At what point would you need bigger injectors or a re-map?
 
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Originally Posted by Unbreakable Lump
It won't run lean and you don't need new injectors. The fueling is based on the MAP sensor input. A new CAI might increase MAP slightly, but the ECU is calibrated for MAP values much higher than what a stock package can deliver, which is why a re-map and injectors aren't even needed with a 17% pulley.
Oh okay thanks I didn't know that. All though I did hear some people talking about when you install a reduced pulley, that you need to upgrade your injectors to the 380cc set. They were saying at higher rpm it will lean out slightly, not sure about this though
 
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