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MINI R53 Intake System

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$269.99
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MINI R53 Intake

The ALTA intake system pulls cold air from the air ram duct in the grille and through the vent below the windshield. The box is sealed to the hood and prevents under hood heat from entering the intake airstream. This keeps the filter surrounded by a fresh air bath. Thus reducing inlet air temperatures creating a cooler, denser air charge raising HP, and torque.

Air Box

The ALTA Performance air box is formed from laser cut aluminum sheet metal CNC bent to perfection. The airbox has a black texture power coat for protection and an O.E.M. look. Our airbox seals to the underside of the hood preventing under hood heat from entering the intake stream.

Foam Filter

Our high flow foam filter reduces intake restriction and increases the surface area from which the engine can ingest clean air. Unlike cotton and gauze type filters, foam filters allow for multi-layer filtration. The ALTA Performance foam based filter will trap dirt within the filter at many different levels. This allows for better particulate restriction and will not reduce HP as the filter gets dirty. » Learn More

Inlet Hose

The ALTA silicone inlet hose, connects the air box to the throttle body with a mirror smooth silicone hose promoting a high velocity air charge. Unlike the corrugated and ribbed factory inlet hose, turbulence is eliminated and air flow velocity is increased as the ALTA inlet hose has a larger inside diameter.
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Power

ALTA Performance intake system is the only producer of intake system for the MINI R53 that truly provides a steady supply of cool fresh air! Thanks to our unique designed box, and smooth black silicone inlet hose. The ALTA intake has proven a 10-12 WHP gain many many times over.

5 Year Warranty

ALTA Performance warrants to the original purchaser, all ALTA products to be free from defects in material and workmanship within a sixty (60) months period from the date of purchase. *Some exclusions apply
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Off Road Note

NOTE: This item may be for off-road use only in your area. See Terms and Conditions prior to ordering!
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Specifications

Material Reinforced Silicone
Construction 5-ply Silicone
Finish High Gloss
Air Box Aluminum
Box Finish Texture Powdercoat
Filter Element Foam

Compatibility

2002-2006 Cooper S All
2002-2009 Cooper S Cabrio Yes
Automatic No, CLICK HERE.
6-speed Yes
CARB Approved No

R53 Intake System

Washable Cone Filter


Test Drive


Under Hood Install

Dyno Charts

Proven Horse Power


Dyno Chart

Cold Air Intake on MCS

This is the first and original test we did on our stock 02 Mini Cooper S, where we did back to back dyno runs proving the intake makes 10WHP.


Dyno Chart

Cold Air Intake w/15% Supercharger Pulley on MCS

Here is a test done on our shop MCS which had a 15% Supercharger pulley installed. You can see that the increases are even greater if you have a smaller supercharger pulley.


Dyno Chart

Cold Air Intake on Euro MCS

Here is another test given to us by customer of ours. This is also from a stock MCS where nothing was done between runs but changing out the stock intake to an ALTA complete cold air intake.


Dyno Chart

Cold Air Intake on Euro MCS

This test was done on our shop Mini Cooper GP. This limited production car comes with the JCW intake system already installed, but we replaced it to see if there was HP to be gained. Sure enough it still made 10WHP and 10ft-lbs of TQ.


Dyno Chart

ALTA CAI vs. GP/JCW Intake

Most customers feel the JCW intake is just as good and makes the same power as the ALTA Cold Air Intake, but here is proof the ALTA makes more power. The 6 Wheel HP more and 6ft-lbs really shows that the more expensive JCW intake isn't worth upgrading to. Plus you get all the cool sounds of the Supercharger with our intake.


Dyno Chart

ALTA CAI vs. The Competition

This is an independent test done in a public forum online. This test compared all the popular intakes at the time and you will see that the ALTA was the one who came out on top.

In The Box

(1) ALTA Filter
(1) ALTA Airbox
(1) ALTA Inlet Hose
All necessary mounting hardware included
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