Alta MINI Cooper R53 DFIC Direct Flow Intercooler


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MINI Cooper Accessories : MINI Cooper Parts : OutMotoring :: 02-06 Cooper S :: speed :: induction :: Alta V2 Direct Flow Intercooler

Alta V2 Direct Flow Intercooler

A key component to any supercharged engine is a high quality intercooler. As air is compressed, a by-product is increased air temperature. The intercooler’s job is to reduce the temperature of the compressed hot air exiting the supercharger and entering the engine. The MINI engineers included an intercooler with your Cooper S that is too small and doesn’t provide enough ambient air flow for enthusiasts seeking higher horsepower gains.

To satisfy the enthusiasts need, ALTA knocked off the m7 intercooler (fair game ??). Instead of ambient air flowing from the scoop, doing a 90 degree turn through the intercooler, then trying to escape out the bottom of the intercooler, the new intercooler lets the air flow freer. The air takes a more natural straight path from scoop, through the core, and out the back.

The ALTA top mount intercooler uses a bar and plate intercooler core. Bar and plate intercoolers benfit from better charge air flow (due to their larger internal volume) and have a greater resistance to road debris compared to tube and fin designs. Our bar and plate core has a core volume that is over 210% larger then stock and over 280% more surface area for better cooling. Our end cast aluminum end tanks offer a smooth transition as air flows through the intercooler and back into the charge pipes.

Included with the intercooler is a built in intercooler air diverter to direct air from the hood scoop, straight through intercooler. This diverter seals to the underside of your hood and directs all of the air entering through the hood scoop over the entire surface of your intercooler. Also included with the intercooler is a water spray jet for extra cooling in extremely hot conditions. When racing, endurance driving, or driving on a hot day the water spray jet can douse your intercooler with a cooling spray of water. As the water evaporates off your intercooler it can increase the efficiency by over 200%. The way this works is you either cut off the water flow to your rear wiper spray and divert it to the intercooler spary nozzle or split your front spray system to do both the intercooler and your windsheild (annoying)

Installation time with our Version 2.0 intercooler is half of that compared to water to air intercoolers. Besides the time saved on installation, the maintenance after this type of intercooler is installed is non-existentant, where a water to air IC has parts that can fail, wear out, or have to be replenished.

Dyno results on otherwise stock mini cooper s show 6 hp and 5 ft/lbs torque at the wheels from 5000 rpm to redline and beyond. Modified cars (pulley, intake and exhaust) produce an additional 8-10 hp and 7-9 ft/lbs torque.

Fits these MINI models:

02-06 Cooper S Hatchback
04-08 Cooper S Convertible

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SKU	Alta AMP-ENG-400V2
Weight	30.00 lbs
Price:	$769.95

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