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MINIJUS · Dec 3rd, 2007, 05:52 AM

any one fitted one yet ?

Alta Mini Performance - R56 Cold Air Intake System

looks nice not sure about the "but you will here the OEM blow off valve blowing off. "

not sure if that means a dump or a chatter ?

J

Benny No.1 · Dec 3rd, 2007, 11:02 AM

Lohen have one for me at the moment just waiting on an aluminium sleave from Alta to take the place of the MAF which we lack in the UK.

There are videos on youtube.

YouTube - 2007 R56 ALTA CAI

popey · Dec 4th, 2007, 11:09 AM

How much in the uk and where from???

MINIJUS · Dec 4th, 2007, 11:43 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by popey (original)

How much in the uk and where from???

think lohen and minispeed sell alta

with the $$ so good might be worth buying online from the states

J

Benny No.1 · Dec 4th, 2007, 01:06 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by popey (original)

How much in the uk and where from???

I'm getting mine from Lohen, as for a price I'm not too sure what they will eventually sell it for. They quoted me a price (in September) and it wont go above that but they were not sure what it will eventually sell for, maybe a little bit more than what I payed with the new sleeve that the kit needs. But as a ball park figure I would say around £200 to £250.

They ordered mine along with their own for evaluation. I know they have fitted it to their demo car this week and are RR it, so we shall see what they find out. I'm expecting mine hopefully at the end of the week if not beginning of the next.

popey · Dec 4th, 2007, 02:15 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MINIJUS (original)

think lohen and minispeed sell alta

with the $$ so good might be worth buying online from the states

J

But if you import it yourself you would have to pay tax, duty and some times a process fee by the carrier. This could be as much as £90

MINIJUS · Dec 5th, 2007, 04:56 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by popey (original)

But if you import it yourself you would have to pay tax, duty and some times a process fee by the carrier. This could be as much as £90

thats the chance you take some things slip through the net some dont, if you ask the seller nicely im sure they will mark it as a $20 value etc or a demonstration product no cost

J

popey · Dec 5th, 2007, 10:00 AM

Maybe a group buy is in order.

robble · Dec 6th, 2007, 07:12 PM

I installed one of these last week. Cost about $280 US. With the exchange rate you'd be getting a killer deal if customs didn't charge you out the butt.

It changes the character of the car. I hear all sorts of noises I didn't before. The turbo spooling up, the sucking sound of air going through the intake, a whistle/whine noise at ~>4.5k and of course the blowoff pchtshhh noise with every gear shift and throttle lift. There was a noticable difference in the butt dyno too.

oh yea, install took about 30 minutes.

You can order direct from Alta Mini Performance - Home Page

grodenglaive · Dec 7th, 2007, 01:21 AM

Have you driven it much in the rain Robble? From the design, it looks like water would come straight in the intake and soak the air filter (especially if you were following someone too closely).

robble · Dec 7th, 2007, 06:34 AM

Just about everyday since I've installed it it has been raining - hard.

The filter is pretty far back from the scoop. I doubt there is any danger at all of water getting in it.

That said, I've opened the bonnet within a few minutes of driving in the rain and everything was dry. I guess the heat evaporates everything pretty quickly. I have completely removed the black plastic thing that's inside the scoop.

popey · Dec 10th, 2007, 04:29 AM

Ive sent an email to Lohen asking for a price etc. Not sure how much longer we will have the MINI but at least the induction kit can be removed and sold to recoop some of the cost

.

grodenglaive · Dec 11th, 2007, 04:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by robble (original)

Just about everyday since I've installed it it has been raining - hard.

The filter is pretty far back from the scoop. I doubt there is any danger at all of water getting in it.

That said, I've opened the bonnet within a few minutes of driving in the rain and everything was dry. I guess the heat evaporates everything pretty quickly. I have completely removed the black plastic thing that's inside the scoop.

That's good to hear!

Benny No.1 · Dec 14th, 2007, 12:50 PM

Mine is now fitted! Added a Forge BOV as well!

YouTube - R56 MINI Cooper S with Alta CAI + Forge...

It sounds awsome!

kevkbuk · Dec 14th, 2007, 02:37 PM

Sounds cool, but do you have any driving pics from inside the car?

popey · Dec 14th, 2007, 03:08 PM

Sounds great!!!!

This is the email I got back from Lohen:

Hi Dave,
We do have one of these on our Gen2 car at the moment. We are doing testing to make sure this product is safe for UK Minis. After we have done this they will be available for you. Price needs to be reviewed first.

Hope this helps.

Best regards
[FONT=']
Tom Edwards
[FONT='Century Gothic','sans-serif']Lohen[/font]
[/font]

Benny No.1 · Dec 14th, 2007, 08:40 PM

Will try and get some driving videos over the weekend!

kevkbuk · Dec 15th, 2007, 04:21 PM

Cheers Benny.

Will be interesting to see how this behaves with the UK model car, I know from reading posts on NAM that Alta had to put a lot of effort into getting the correct airflow for it to work with the US cars MAF.

popey · Dec 20th, 2007, 05:21 PM

Ive sent a 2nd email to Lohen, still waiting for a response (4days)

Lohen · Dec 21st, 2007, 08:34 AM

Hi popey,

Unfortunately I haven't had a 2nd e-mail from you. Do you mind re-sending it.

Tom

Dec 3rd, 2007, 05:52 AM	#1
MINIJUS MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2007 Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 74 Offline	MCS alta cold air induction kit any one fitted one yet ? Alta Mini Performance - R56 Cold Air Intake System looks nice not sure about the "but you will here the OEM blow off valve blowing off. " not sure if that means a dump or a chatter ? J

Dec 3rd, 2007, 11:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
Benny No.1 Boosted Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chelmsford, Essex Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 309 Offline	Lohen have one for me at the moment just waiting on an aluminium sleave from Alta to take the place of the MAF which we lack in the UK. There are videos on youtube. YouTube - 2007 R56 ALTA CAI .: R56 Cooper S : Dyno'd 192bhp :. .: H&R Springs : JCW Discs : Forge BOV : Alta CAI :.

Dec 4th, 2007, 11:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
popey Wants an Audi My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Blackpool Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 1,428 Offline	How much in the uk and where from??? Now With Toyo Rubber!!

Dec 4th, 2007, 01:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Benny No.1 Boosted Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chelmsford, Essex Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 309 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by popey (original) How much in the uk and where from??? I'm getting mine from Lohen, as for a price I'm not too sure what they will eventually sell it for. They quoted me a price (in September) and it wont go above that but they were not sure what it will eventually sell for, maybe a little bit more than what I payed with the new sleeve that the kit needs. But as a ball park figure I would say around £200 to £250. They ordered mine along with their own for evaluation. I know they have fitted it to their demo car this week and are RR it, so we shall see what they find out. I'm expecting mine hopefully at the end of the week if not beginning of the next. .: R56 Cooper S : Dyno'd 192bhp :. .: H&R Springs : JCW Discs : Forge BOV : Alta CAI :.

Dec 4th, 2007, 02:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
popey Wants an Audi My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Blackpool Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 1,428 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MINIJUS (original) think lohen and minispeed sell alta with the $$ so good might be worth buying online from the states J But if you import it yourself you would have to pay tax, duty and some times a process fee by the carrier. This could be as much as £90 Now With Toyo Rubber!!

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Dec 4th, 2007, 11:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
MINIJUS MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2007 Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 74 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by popey (original) How much in the uk and where from??? think lohen and minispeed sell alta with the $$ so good might be worth buying online from the states J

Dec 5th, 2007, 04:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
MINIJUS MINI2 Regular My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2007 Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 74 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by popey (original) But if you import it yourself you would have to pay tax, duty and some times a process fee by the carrier. This could be as much as £90 thats the chance you take some things slip through the net some dont, if you ask the seller nicely im sure they will mark it as a $20 value etc or a demonstration product no cost J

Dec 5th, 2007, 10:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
popey Wants an Audi My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Blackpool Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 1,428 Offline	Maybe a group buy is in order. Now With Toyo Rubber!!

Dec 6th, 2007, 07:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
robble MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Local Time: 12:44 AM Posts: 144 Offline	I installed one of these last week. Cost about $280 US. With the exchange rate you'd be getting a killer deal if customs didn't charge you out the butt. It changes the character of the car. I hear all sorts of noises I didn't before. The turbo spooling up, the sucking sound of air going through the intake, a whistle/whine noise at ~>4.5k and of course the blowoff pchtshhh noise with every gear shift and throttle lift. There was a noticable difference in the butt dyno too. oh yea, install took about 30 minutes. You can order direct from Alta Mini Performance - Home Page

Dec 7th, 2007, 01:21 AM	#10 (permalink)
grodenglaive MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Local Time: 06:44 AM Posts: 75 Offline	Have you driven it much in the rain Robble? From the design, it looks like water would come straight in the intake and soak the air filter (especially if you were following someone too closely).

Dec 7th, 2007, 06:34 AM	#11 (permalink)
robble MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Local Time: 12:44 AM Posts: 144 Offline	Just about everyday since I've installed it it has been raining - hard. The filter is pretty far back from the scoop. I doubt there is any danger at all of water getting in it. That said, I've opened the bonnet within a few minutes of driving in the rain and everything was dry. I guess the heat evaporates everything pretty quickly. I have completely removed the black plastic thing that's inside the scoop.

Dec 10th, 2007, 04:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
popey Wants an Audi My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Blackpool Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 1,428 Offline	Ive sent an email to Lohen asking for a price etc. Not sure how much longer we will have the MINI but at least the induction kit can be removed and sold to recoop some of the cost . Now With Toyo Rubber!!

Dec 11th, 2007, 04:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
grodenglaive MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Local Time: 06:44 AM Posts: 75 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by robble (original) Just about everyday since I've installed it it has been raining - hard. The filter is pretty far back from the scoop. I doubt there is any danger at all of water getting in it. That said, I've opened the bonnet within a few minutes of driving in the rain and everything was dry. I guess the heat evaporates everything pretty quickly. I have completely removed the black plastic thing that's inside the scoop. That's good to hear!

Dec 14th, 2007, 12:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
Benny No.1 Boosted Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chelmsford, Essex Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 309 Offline	Mine is now fitted! Added a Forge BOV as well! YouTube - R56 MINI Cooper S with Alta CAI + Forge... It sounds awsome! .: R56 Cooper S : Dyno'd 192bhp :. .: H&R Springs : JCW Discs : Forge BOV : Alta CAI :.

Dec 14th, 2007, 02:37 PM	#15 (permalink)
kevkbuk MINI2 Senior Join Date: Sep 2006 Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 433 Offline	Sounds cool, but do you have any driving pics from inside the car?

Dec 14th, 2007, 03:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
popey Wants an Audi My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Blackpool Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 1,428 Offline	Sounds great!!!! This is the email I got back from Lohen: Hi Dave, We do have one of these on our Gen2 car at the moment. We are doing testing to make sure this product is safe for UK Minis. After we have done this they will be available for you. Price needs to be reviewed first. Hope this helps. Best regards [FONT='] Tom Edwards [FONT='Century Gothic','sans-serif']Lohen[/font] [/font] Now With Toyo Rubber!!

Dec 14th, 2007, 08:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
Benny No.1 Boosted Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chelmsford, Essex Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 309 Offline	Will try and get some driving videos over the weekend! .: R56 Cooper S : Dyno'd 192bhp :. .: H&R Springs : JCW Discs : Forge BOV : Alta CAI :.

Dec 15th, 2007, 04:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
kevkbuk MINI2 Senior Join Date: Sep 2006 Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 433 Offline	Cheers Benny. Will be interesting to see how this behaves with the UK model car, I know from reading posts on NAM that Alta had to put a lot of effort into getting the correct airflow for it to work with the US cars MAF.

Dec 20th, 2007, 05:21 PM	#19 (permalink)
popey Wants an Audi My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Blackpool Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 1,428 Offline	Ive sent a 2nd email to Lohen, still waiting for a response (4days) Now With Toyo Rubber!!

Dec 21st, 2007, 08:34 AM	#20 (permalink)
Lohen New Mini Specialists Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Staffordshire, UK Local Time: 11:44 AM Posts: 792 Offline	Hi popey, Unfortunately I haven't had a 2nd e-mail from you. Do you mind re-sending it. Tom New MINI Specialists www.lohen.co.uk

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