Just like you, your MINI craves fresh air. The ALTA Performance™Intake System is the only after-market alternative that provides asteady supply of cool fresh air thanks to a unique designed box, and smooth siliconeinlet hose (available in red, blue and black).Crafted from cold-rolled steel, the air box is finished to achieve anoriginal equipment look and feel.

The ALTA Performance™ intake system pulls cold air from the factory airram duct in the front grille and through the vent below the windshield.The isolated filter is bathed in cool fresh air and never exposed tothe warm air under the hood. This is the only aftermarket intake systemthat is fed a constant supply of cool fresh air.

 And this is the only aftermarket intake that has proven the 10-12WHPgain many many times over. Check out our dyno graphs in the chartssection.

Jeff Perrin: The Rumor Buster Don't be fooled by K&N or Dry filter hype that they filter better and make more Horsepower or flow more air.  Its the small details they are not telling you about that might steer you away from the filters. Learn more than you wanted to know about Foam filters HERE!

AIR FLOW
The stock air intake system
The stock air intake draws air in through the scoop in the frontgrille. The air is passed into the lower portion of the air box whereit is pulled through the air filter and into the throttle body. Once inthe supercharger the air is compressed through the intercooler and intothe motor.
 The weakest point in the system is the inefficient air ducting,which takes many, unnecessary turns and has a corrugated finish, whichdisrupts airflow.

Alta Performance™ cold air intake system
The Alta intake system pulls cold air from the air ram duct in thegrille and through the vent below the windshield. The box is sealed tothe hood and prevents under hood heat from entering the intake airstream. The filter encapsulated in a fresh air bath. Reducing inlet airtemperatures will create a cooler, denser air charge raising HP, andtorque.

AIR BOX
The  new Alta Performance™ air box is formed from cold rolledsteel. Laser cut and CNC bent to perfection.  Power coated silverfor protection and an O.E.M. look.  The new air box top will fitperfectly into the bottom of your factory air box. The box will besealed to  the underside of the hood and prevent under hoodheat  from entering the intake stream.

FOAM FILTER
Our high flow foam filter reduces intake restriction andincreases  the surface area from which the engine can ingestclean  air. Unlike cotton and gauze type filters, foam filtersallow for multi layer filtration. The ALTA Performance™ foam basedfilter will trap dirt within the filter at many different levels. Thisallows for better particulate restriction and will not reduce HP as thefilter gets dirty. 

INTAKE IS NOT CARB APPROVED,  CALL WITH MORE QUESTIONS!   

Please note that the classic intake and 2.0 are the same intake, but with different color airboxes.  

 Below are some of the many dyno runs backing up our claim of highestgaining Wheel HP intake on the Mini market.  The intake gains are verysimilar with different pulleys install, exhaust, headers and chips allgaining 10-15WHP. 

The below test is a bone stock Mini S with only a 15% Version 2.0 SCpulley installed. This shows the before and after with our Cold Airintake being installed.

The dyno graph above is our first test of the ALTA CAI on our firstMini Cooper S.   No modifications other than the intake system. To thisday, no one has proven any other intake to make more Wheel HP.

 The dyno graph above is from one of our Aussie customers dynoing ourcomplete ALTA CAI on a  stock Mini Cooper S. Also backing up our WHPclaim.

The dyno graph above is a comparison done on  the North American Motoring website . This compares some of the other popular intakes out there. This is one of the many public dyno comparos done. NAM is a great site, if you are a new Mini owner. 

This above graph is from a dealer that dynoed there 19% Mini S with aGIAC chip installed. This car also had a catback installed, but justthe complete Alta Cold Air Intake was changed between runs!

 
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