F55/F56 Brake duct to Intake duct
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So I took the airbox out and stood there looking at the transmission for like two minutes. There's a little sliver of space but I thought there could be more. I know the duct runs from the grill to the intake box, but it doesn't seem like very smooth air flow since there are two 90 degree angles. One from the grill up to the duct, then a second one from the duct to the front wall of the box. The first time I opened up the intake box to change the filter, the filter was half melted inside the box. So I'm gonna say on first hand account, that built in ram air works like poo poo.
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Agree that it doesn't seem necessary... But to answer your question, I believe @Clutch Wotan did this. He commented about it in some thread on intakes I believe... not sure where or when, maybe PM him to chime in here. I think the review was positive.
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Agree that it doesn't seem necessary... But to answer your question, I believe @Clutch Wotan did this. He commented about it in some thread on intakes I believe... not sure where or when, maybe PM him to chime in here. I think the review was positive.
Without that no need, rather buy yourselve a new PIPERCROSS
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As far as the brake ducts go, at least on my car, the air is ducted to the general vicinity of the front brakes. Not as efficient probably as the systems that have plumbing that directs the air directly onto the brake, but never the less preferable to no air flow at all. While there are brake cooling kits available for the 1st and 2nd Gen cars, to my knowledge there are none for the F cars.
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Agree with Vetsvette. Just replace my NM CAI with an Eventuri. When I removed the NM, the white bushings on the lower mount holes, connected to the battery pan, were melted. Obviously, the metal partial "box" was getting too hot. Not wanting to replace the battery tray, I cut red silicone pads and installed them with the Eventuri. Side note: just did the MINI in The Mountains event and noticed my mileage was way up. Ran 250 miles through the mountains to get there, in Mid mode and used less than 1/2 tank of gas, about 40 mpg. It also got me a trophy (1st) for "Most Interesting Owner Build." Everyone wanted to see the intake. The judges were not MINI owners. Great time.
Trophies were made from MINI parts.
Trophies were made from MINI parts.
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