does anybody have the carbon fiber intercooler cover for the oem IC? i would like to see it.
i dont think ill be spending 600+ anytime soon for a new IC so i was thinking about just doing the standard upgrades and making it look nicer.
i love warrenties!

 

I got mine from Eric at Helix

 

Just leave the hood down and spend the money on some go fast goodies.

 

Yeah!!!! The faster you go, the better! Of course, you'll want to obey your traffic laws

If you're really sold on the CF IC cover... there are a few places that have it. Helix is a great bunch of guys.

 

I got mine from BFP - http://www.benferperformance.com/

 

yeah yeah. i have plenty of time and money to buy go fast things. i have another car tht is more for the go fast. i still want more power from the mini but ill spend my money at will on what i feel like getting at the time. i may change my mind later on and get a larger intercooler but as for right now its not playing a factor in my savings.
thanks for the imput though but what i wanted to know was mailny about the cover. thanks again for the imput.

 

that looks sweet!

 

Yeh, it looks sweet but may reduce the flow of air into the IC since there is so much CF covering the IC vanes. The whole idea is to use the IC as a heat exchanger, so exposing lots of it to thermally efficient transfer is preferred. So the Alta beats this hands down--and it's cheaper.

phil

 

What are you talking about? This CF is identical to a stock cover!

 

that CF cover is identical, so it wouldnt restrict any flow.

i believe the alta would be the way to go though.

 

i also th9ink alta may be the way to go. it is more functional...

 

I didn't say the stock IC cover *didn't* block air flow to the IC either. The real solution is the Alta, and it's much cheaper than the CF one. That's what I said, or didn't say.

phil

 

just get a alta diverter.. rather than expensive cf cover..