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MINI R53 Intake System

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$269.99
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ALTA MINI R53 Cold Air Intake

The ALTA Cold Air Intake system pulls cold air from the ram-air duct in the grille in addition to pulling it through the vent below the windshield. The air-box seals 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. Read more below to learn more!

Cold Air Box

The ALTA Cold Air Box is formed from laser cut aluminum sheet metal then CNC bent to perfection. Then finished in a rich black texture powercoating for long term protection and an O.E.M. look. Our airbox seals to the underside of the hood preventing under hood heat from entering the intake airstream.

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

Intake Tube

The ALTA silicone inlet hose, connects the air box to the throttle body. With a mirror smooth finish inside and out, the silicone hose promotes increased air velocity traveling to the engine. Unlike the corrugated and ribbed factory inlet hose, turbulence is eliminated additionally the ALTA inlet hose has a larger inside diameter to support the needs of your supercharger at all boost levels.
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Power

ALTA is the only producer of a Cold Air intake system for the MINI R53 that truly provides a steady supply of cool fresh air! Thanks to our uniquely designed air-box, and smooth black silicone inlet hose, the ALTA Cold Air Intake has proven a 10-12 WHP gain many many times over. Check out the DYNO CHARTS tab above for more details!

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

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

Compatibility

2002-2006 Cooper S All
2005-2008 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% 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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