MX5 Mania Cold Air Intake

[ak_perth]

Hi,

I've just fitted a Mania Cold Air Intake to my 94 Clubman. What a brilliant noise it makes, reminds me of older cars with Twin 40 webbers fitted. You can cruise around at low revs and not even notice it, apart from a slight hiss. If you want to hear the full crescendo just plant your right foot, and you are rewarded with a highly addictive deep growly roar!

Cutting the hole in the firewall was a bit nerve racking, but you use an existing factory drilled hole as your centre guide, you cant go wrong. If anyone in Perth is thinking of getting one i can lend you the hole cutter i bought from Bunnings and save you $100

Cheers

AK

[93_Clubman]

yeah plenty of factor in that mod

[Mr_Q]

Best. Mod. Ever!

[ak_perth]

Hi justinmx5,

It's hard to tell if there is a gain in performance. When i first bought the car i fitted a K&N pod filter to it, which made the throttle response a bit better and it felt like the car was a bit faster. But with all mods that make your car louder it makes it sound like it's going faster! If you went from a stock air filter to the Mania one you might feel more of a difference. I was a bit disappointed with the pod filter because i was not getting as loud an induction roar as i hoped. Also i hadn't fitted a heat shield so i knew that it was drawing hot air all the time.

That's why i bought the Mania Cold Air Intake, after reading what people had said about it being very loud and drawing cold air. To be honest i think it pulls a bit stronger mid range but in reality i dont know if that is true. Mania have dyno tested it and claim power increases up to 12 kw (that's 16 bhp in old money, sorry i'm a pom) which is alot. I have read that it has more of an effect power wise on the 1.6 than the 1.8

Whether or not it has gained in performance i dont really care. All i care about is that it feels faster (due to the noise) and it sounds amazing. The induction roar truly is addictive as my wallet will testify. I seem to be visiting the petrol station more often, i just cant stop myself holding it on half throttle and then flooring it!

Cheers

AK

[Gordo]

If you don't mind me asking how much did it cost to fit?

[ak_perth]

It's simple to fit, so i did it myself. The only cost involved is buying the holesaw which you'll need to cut the hole in the firewall. The actual holesaw was about $50 and the holesaw "arbor" (with the drill bit centre guide) which you'll need to attach the holesaw to your drill was another $50. It was all bought from Bunnings.

Cheers

AK

[Hammer]

did u notice any difference performance wise???

Going by the power output from the last Club Dyno day in NSW, there is not much difference in RWKW (anywhere from 1-4kw only), but all who had it done say it makes the car more responsive and as already mentioned, sound really good.

[Benny]

These CAI's may not show much difference on the dyno as far as their maximum power is concerned, but I do think they increase the mid-range power which means faster acceleration.

You have to look closely at the dyno graph to see it, but I think you will see the power rise faster in the mid section and then flatten out at the end to be about the same maximum kW as a standard car.

But you're right, they do sound fantastic and they're worth the money just from that standpoint.

[justin_nb8b]

I want to put the mania cai into my nb series 2 mx5 but the abs line gets in the way
Is there a way to still install the mania cai into the series 2 nb mx5's?

[hks_kansei]

to my knowledge the NB8B can't fit them fro the reason you said.

NA has no issue
NB8A can fit, it just may rub on the air con condenser a little, and needs a hold drilled into the intake to cater for the Air temp sensor.

[CheyneX5]

PM Stu, He has an NB8B with the MX5 Factory CAI. It's essentially the same idea as the mania unit, it just uses flexi pipe and has a much better filter.