K&N 57i Induction Air Filter advice... - MINI Cooper Forum

Trinity.Mini. · #1 (**permalink**) Feb 25th, 2006, 09:31 PM

Hey,

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I'm looking at getting a new air filter, possibly the K&N 57i from MiniSport. I'm wondering if anyone has any advice as to fitting, or generally if they're any good. Or, in fact, if the Pipercross is any better... I have a One, and I'd like to maximise it's power really.

Any advice is much appreciated.

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Many thanks,

Dave.

sillycar gt4cs · #2 (**permalink**) Feb 26th, 2006, 01:06 AM

imo the filter is a little to large for the engine bay as it wears the soundproofing away under the bonnet,but the kit as a whole is good quality

Root Ginger · #3 (**permalink**) Feb 26th, 2006, 06:30 AM

Yeah common problem that. Even the genuine JCW filter does that

Had my soundproofing replaced under warranty and the filter finely adjusted and now it doesn't do it.

You will probably find you'll lose power with the induction kit on the One. On a rolling orad day I attended a couple of years ago. The most powerful One was the standard one! Those with aftermarket induction and exhausts all lost power. None had any remaps though which could explain it.

Far better IMO getting it chipped.

pkman · #4 (**permalink**) Feb 28th, 2006, 12:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Root Ginger

Yeah common problem that. Even the genuine JCW filter does that

Had my soundproofing replaced under warranty and the filter finely adjusted and now it doesn't do it.

You will probably find you'll lose power with the induction kit on the One. On a rolling orad day I attended a couple of years ago. The most powerful One was the standard one! Those with aftermarket induction and exhausts all lost power. None had any remaps though which could explain it.

Far better IMO getting it chipped.

Agreed. And I had to take my sound proofing off due to my OMP strut brace and Pipercross filter. I am sure it will all fit but it was just a tad too tight...so I thought it would be better to remove it.

Trinity.Mini. · #5 (**permalink**) Feb 28th, 2006, 05:14 PM

Cheers for the advice guys...I'll re-think some things...

Travelling up to Lohen on Thursday - pondering what to spend my dosh on

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GR33NIE · #6 (**permalink**) Feb 28th, 2006, 05:30 PM

K&N Typhoon kits or the Pipercross Viper are the best performance wise, however they are abit more prob around £120ish

GR33NIE · #7 (**permalink**) Feb 28th, 2006, 05:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by GR33NIE

K&N Typhoon kits or the Pipercross Viper are the best performance wise, however they are abit more prob around £120ish

Or more!:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/K-N-Typhoon-Sy...QQcmdZViewItem

Haggi · #8 (**permalink**) Feb 28th, 2006, 05:43 PM

k&n typhoon 180 at least pipercroos viper 250

sillycar gt4cs · #9 (**permalink**) Mar 1st, 2006, 04:39 PM

i have a hks power flow if interested

*Vikki* · #10 (**permalink**) Mar 1st, 2006, 06:11 PM

Whats the best one you can get money no option?

madmart100 · #11 (**permalink**) Mar 2nd, 2006, 09:19 PM

go for the JCW open cone filter. fitted mine on tuesday the car now sounds AMAZING and seems to accelerate quicker. also it is reduced to £99 inc vat at the moment.

GR33NIE · #12 (**permalink**) Mar 2nd, 2006, 09:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by madmart100

go for the JCW open cone filter. fitted mine on tuesday the car now sounds AMAZING and seems to accelerate quicker. also it is reduced to £99 inc vat at the moment.

Hi,

Yeah I saw that too on the JCW site! Will it fit a MINI One though? Should do i would think?

Taffcd · #13 (**permalink**) Mar 2nd, 2006, 09:30 PM

Just got the John Cooper Motorsport Cone filter for ths MCS reduced to £49.95 + £8 P+P.
http://www.johncooper.co.uk/JohnCoop...t%5FClearance/

Excellent buy

matt21 · #14 (**permalink**) Mar 3rd, 2006, 06:04 PM

u can get 57i's for around £50 secondhand which I did.

best money i spent on the car. yes it wasnt faster but boy it felt it with that sound!!

Richard Crofts · #15 (**permalink**) Mar 8th, 2006, 10:21 AM

The 57i is an induction kit, not a Cold Air Intake (CAI)....thats why some Coopers and ONEs running it and similar products develop less power than a stock or replacement panel filter car. The 57i has the problem that it can pull bigger airflow, but that air is not nessesarily cold! The air its pulling in is the air in the engine bay...therefore its warm...which will not enhance power it will deminish it because the engines burn is less efficient. My advice go for a sheilded intake...the Piper Viper has a degree of sheilding so it performs better than most....plus I think it has a direct feed from an external air source, rather than the stale air in the engine compartment.....but CAI like the minimania one I believe are best on the ONE/Cooper.

My advice is steer clkear of open cone filters that are not shielded or have a direct feed from the outside/cold air! Buy a sheilded CAI, more expensive but will give you power not lose it! The alternative is to fit a panel filter like K&N or Piper etc and then use a replacement pipe for the inlet pipe...choose a smooth silicane style rather than the corrugated type used by the MINI as standard. This will give imporved flow (sheilded from some warm air by the standard box) and feed air in a nice smooth flow through the smooth silcone pipe....creating less turbulance on the air flowing into the intake on the engine.