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  1. Rangerx

    Rangerx New Member

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    Yeah I kinda thought that. Just a shot in the dark lol . What about a good ram intake?
     
  2. Dave.0

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    I will defer to the 2nd Gen R56 guys for that.

    Sorry I am a first Gen R53 owner.
     
  3. Rangerx

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    Yeah no reason for you to know that right lol you already got a turbo
     
  4. Dave.0

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    My car like all first gen "S" came with a Supercharger. (R53 Eaton E45)

    The turbo's came with the second generation of MINI's. (R56 S )
     
  5. Rangerx

    Rangerx New Member

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    For cars like yours
     
  6. Rangerx

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    MCS02 what's a CAI ?
     
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    Cold Air Intake
     
  8. Rangerx

    Rangerx New Member

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    Oh okay lol thanks guys
     
  9. Crashton

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    The factory filter assembly on your MINI is a cold air intake. It pulls the air in just behind the grill on the drivers side.
     
  10. Rangerx

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    How much do you think a good performance exhaust header would cost
     
  11. Rangerx

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    Yeah I have a R56 so I'm not sure Thanks MCS02
     
  12. MCS02

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    Check some of your sponsors web sits. the Detroit Tuned guys are very helpful. But so are most of the other ones that sponsor MA.