BMW MINI F56 Cooper S - How to make your own intake - air filter CAI
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- This videos covers exactly how to make your own intake for your 2014 onwards F56 Mini Cooper S. Its not the most complete video as I hadn't planned to make a how to guide, however so many people have asked for details of how I made it, I've stitched together a number of pictures and new videos, enjoy.
Note you do cut up your stock airbox lid so it cannot be refitted again when putting car back to stock. You do however leave the lower half of the stock airbox in place.
Tools required:
Flat head screwdriver
Torx head screwdrivers
Dremel or similar cutting and sanding tool
Items to purchase:
2x jubilee clips to match your new air filter
1x replacement filter, I used the K&N RU-4870 Universal Clamp-On Air Filter direct from K&N
Bargain performance modification that also adds to the noise and appeal of your car.
You can used as a flow protector.
A flow protector can be used correct
Just done this for myself and I managed to make a decent heat shield out of the stock Airbox cover
Nice one, glad it was helpful, any chance you could post up a picture of your heat shield or a link to a photo of it? Interested to see how you tackled the issue.
@@tweedbean yeah sure man, sorry I completely missed your reply 😂
@@sohanrathod5871 pictureee brooo come onnn
@@kd2833 sorry man I'm terrible but I'll explain it, so I took the top of the air box off cut a hole in the top of it that fits the filter that you have, put an extension on the filter so it sits down into the stock air box. And I sprayed the whole thing gloss black just to make it look a bit nicer. The new filter basically sits inside the stock airbox, it still gets air from around it and from the intake through the grill.
@@sohanrathod5871 wheres the picture man
Good idea
Thank you
@tweedbean Interesting approach to this by yourself, on the face of it very straight forward way of saving money enhancing sound and gaining a few extra BHP along the way. I have a couple of questions on this, are you still using this set-up? if not why? finally did you manage to knock up a heatsheild for this set-up and if so are you able to share what was used and were there any notable benefits?
Hi Mark, thanks for watching the video. I dont actually own this F56 anymore now however I know this setup has been used on a couple of F56's that I know of for atleast 2 years with no issues. I sold my car with this setup too. I didnt get chance to make a heat shield, this could easily be done with a sheet of mild steel or abs/perspex creating literally a simple box around it similar to the mishimoto or K&n typhoon, its doesnt have to be a fully enclosed box, just protecting it agaisnt the sides with heat.
@@tweedbean thanks for coming back on this
Perhaps with some mods, you could use the cutted cover to make the heat shield, i don't know...
Nice video but link to direct filter to use doesn't work!
Thanks I included the product code of the filter in the description just in case that happened as websites change over time
It saved me at least 300$ give us more!!
Thanks for watching
So now you're engine is drawing in hot air from under the bonnet, when cool air is what you want. Brilliant.
The ONE thanks for your comment. it utilises the stock cold air feed from the front grill that feeds the lower half of the airbox which this filter sits in/on and also under testing by another f56 owner the air isn't as hot as you think. Airflow is decent in the f56 engine bay. I certainly don't suffer from heat soak as my figures from the dyno and scangauge show. Also if you watch the video it notes I'm going to also produce a heat shield to minimalist the chances of sucking in any warm air.
But it can't be as cool as the original set up.
This is a great help thanking you 😆😆
Glad you found it useful, feel free to share with your friends and family :)
@tweedbean Hey, So after you put the filter in do you have to tune the car or do anything like that?
Hi thanks for watching, I didn’t get mine mapped and I know others haven’t either while running this setup and none of us had issues
@@tweedbean ok thanks
@@tweedbean did you find any cons after putting the filter on, im thinking of doing this and i want to know if there are any downsides of doing it
Other than cutting up the stock air box lid, none of us saw any issues. Some say heat soak due to the filter being open to the engine bay but we didn’t see any spikes in temps
@@tweedbean Do you think that this would work with a 2018 mini cooper convertible, it has the same engine layout but idk if ill need to tune it because its a different car then the one you have, what are your thoughts?
great video !! im going to do that to my car , i cant get any one to ship me a cold air intake since i leave in california , thank you !!!
Jorge Rosete no problem, feel free to share it
Hey @tweedban, its me again. So do you have any suggestions about the possibility of heat soak. I have done some research but cant really find anything. What do you suggest? Should I buy a heat shield or not? I know at the end of the video you said you would make a video about the heat shield but I don't see one on your channel.
Hi none of the guys that made one of these had issues, once you get going air flows under the bonnets. You could easily make one to protect it or there may even be an off the shelf version. My S made around 300bhp with that fitted and never had heat soak issues
@@tweedbean ok thx, do you think this should work with the normal 2018 mini cooper?
Did your revs sit high after doing this?I fitted a BMW intake and for 20 secs or so after revving the engine the revs sat at 1500.did this happen? Cheers
Nope dont remember any issues like this
Hello!!
What version is your mini cooper since I installed the same filter and it does not sound the same in mine.
It was a 2014 Mini Cooper S
Omg it's so cool ❤
Thanks for watching
Hey, could you tell us for sure what diameter neck on the filter is? Is it 70mm? Thanks!
Hi link in the description to the exact filter I used including all the specs for it. Inside flange from memory was 70mm but double check link for latest sizing
@@tweedbean cheers! Yes it says 70mm. I had one in my garage but it's a 60mm 👎 I'll have to get another. Looking to attempt this on my JCW. Cheers for the video
will my car need a tune if i do this on my car?
No not for an air intake
Is that the only mod, or do you fave an aftermarket BOV?
Have*
Hi Brett, I dont know if he has any other mods. But as far as i know theres no aftermarket BOV for these new b48 engines. BTW, i have an BMW X1 with the same b48 engine stock, witch 0 mods; and in sport mode it makes the same turbo flutter sound! (But as far as i know, with the air filter it gets louder!) I hope you can find my answer helpfull.
Sorry I missed the first comment, it doesn’t have an aftermarket BOV. It had this intake, larger intercooler, decat downpipe and Remus catback exhaust. It has was remapped by manic motorsports to 300bhp
5 to 10 extra HP with this mod for sure..
Thanks for watching
have you had any issues or codes on the computer ??
Jorge Rosete no issues or codes whatsoever as you use the stock maf sensor so all you are really doing is removing the airbox lid and replacing the panel filter with a free flowing cone filter
Great way to lose power 🤙🏼🤙🏼
Firstly some people do this mod just for the noise, that’s their choice. Also with a simply made heatshield this will do the same job as the £700 gruppem intake that people, including myself in the past have bought. This gives them a cheaper solution. Doesn’t take much to knock up a heat shield
tweedbean I agree with you, but now you’re left with a cut up stock airbox that just doesn’t look pretty, also unless it’s enclosed in an actual box or there’s a seal that the hood will close down on, you’re probably sucking in hot air from the engine instead, not to mention some of the expensive ones are lubricated. Just seems like such a teenager ricey thing to do in my opinion.
Well we can agree to disagree, looking at my inlet temps, im having no hot air issues and im currently running one of the faster times down the 1/4 mile that I have from an F56, see my other videos and also running over 300bhp on the dyno no issue.
tweedbean well for one I think people are insane for spending money on a intake like the gruppem period, I’d just rather have like a middle ground between gruppem, and a cut up stock air box.. all I’m saying is if you had a nicer airbox intake setup you might make that 301bhp ;)
tweedbean no hot issues? Can you tell me differences in IAT in similar conditions, before whem you had box fitted amd now with cone filter?
reuse the old cover as a heat shield ? and u notice any power gains or just sound ?, and mini needs DRY filter not OIL for ur sensors so fuck K&N
Great advice on the heat shield, that was my next step but I sold that car.
is like blow off?
Sounds like one :)
Be aware it cost 240 dollar to get it back stock ;) cost of new airbox
Not if you buy a used one 😜
@@tweedbean i got used stock box for 60 aud... just gotta be smart ahah