Bonnet scoop for air intake? - MINI2

stainless-steelius · #1 (**permalink**) Aug 12th, 2009, 09:15 PM

was wondering if anybody had ever considered, or has modified their bonnet scoop on their r56 to be used as an air intake?

i think you would need some kind of scoop that sat on top of the engine and connected to the bonnet in the right place when it was shut.

surely this would be better than where it takes air from now... next to the headlight in the hot engine bay, plus, it would make use of an utterly pointless bonnet scoop!!

rec · #2 (**permalink**) Aug 12th, 2009, 09:25 PM

it's already been done by DDM and M7 :]

stainless-steelius · #3 (**permalink**) Aug 12th, 2009, 09:36 PM

Cheers dude, thanks for that, i would never have found that in a million years!!!

rec · #4 (**permalink**) Aug 12th, 2009, 09:51 PM

no worries :]

TURBS · #5 (**permalink**) Aug 12th, 2009, 11:34 PM

I have an M7 intake on the way as we speak so will post pics once done.

Taralinzi · #6 (**permalink**) Aug 13th, 2009, 07:39 AM

question is why did BM put the scoop where it is....... weird stuff

rec · #7 (**permalink**) Aug 13th, 2009, 08:02 AM

cos originally it was used to ram cold air onto the supercharger IC... which was mounted on the top of the engine on the R53.

stainless-steelius · #8 (**permalink**) Aug 13th, 2009, 09:11 AM

i bought a DDM works cold air intake system last night, so im quite looking forward to that eventually arriving from the states...

i remember reading somewhere before that BMW kept the bonnet scoop to keep the cooper s style... otherwise it would i suppose look a bit cooper ish... however i hate pointless things like that so im glad i know have made it purposeful!

Taralinzi · #9 (**permalink**) Aug 13th, 2009, 09:15 AM

yeah fair point there, and it was part of the original S that they emulated on the R53....makes sense

just would have thought they would have made better use of it...but then manufacturers are always worried about going near the point of over engineering for reliability purposes

Taralinzi · #10 (**permalink**) Aug 13th, 2009, 09:17 AM

i wonder if one of these sealed air intakes would affect the warranty?

rec · #11 (**permalink**) Aug 13th, 2009, 09:22 AM

the scoop is there on the R56 S to differentiate it from the Cooper/One.

stainless-steelius · #12 (**permalink**) Aug 13th, 2009, 10:49 AM

im imagining that it will affect the warranty, so if my car needs to go in for anything it sure will be changed back to stock before then :P

rec · #13 (**permalink**) Aug 13th, 2009, 10:54 AM

depends how nice your dealer is :]

Taralinzi · #14 (**permalink**) Aug 13th, 2009, 12:32 PM

chars

MCSMad · #15 (**permalink**) Aug 26th, 2009, 12:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by stainless-steelius (original)

im imagining that it will affect the warranty, so if my car needs to go in for anything it sure will be changed back to stock before then :P

Can you please let us know, what difference it makes, when it eventually arrives and is installed, I'm curious to know and I'm after one aswell.

Thanks!