This part has been a long time coming for those with CRV problems. No not the Honda Sport Utility Vehicle, but the Compressor Recirculation Valve on your Mini Cooper S. The problems all started about 3 years after the Mini Cooper Turbo cars came out, where customers started getting check engine ligh...
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If you have ever had your stock belt dampener wear out or fail, then you probably know you can't just buy the dampener, you have to buy the entire $250+ assembly. We solve this very popular problem with our new ALTA Adjustable Tensioner Stop. Its a replacement for the dampener but in the form of som...
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Its been a while since we had a new Mini part to dyno test and tune and this part is well worth the wait. The ALTA JCW Catback (fits Cooper S as well) replaces the entire exhaust system from the downpipe to the back of the car. This means you keep your stock downpipe which is the ONLY downpipe that ...
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This is probably the most boring Blog post ever. Below is a quick list of all the weird CEL's/DTC's we see with the Mini Cooper Turbo models. This can be helpful as many code readers do not catch these. MINI R56 CHECK ENGINE CODES P2710 Tank Lid Max P2711 Tank Lid Min P2718 DMTL Heating Max P2719 ...
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Recently we have been getting more and more customers with poorly runing cars, or check engine codes for super knock. A large source of these customers are in California or where 91oct fuel is the highest they can get at the pump. In any turbocharged or supercharged engine, octane is very importan...
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With all our PERRIN customers, we consider all our maps to be Custom maps, because each map is tailored to each car. With our ALTA customers, all our maps are preloaded onto the Mini AccessPORTs so normally there is no need to go through these extra steps. There are cases where we feel it requires...
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Special Notes About Your ALTA AccessPORT Install: Install the AP Manager Program and Check for updates. This is the first most important step to make sure your AP has the most up to date ECU, Vehicle data and MAPs for your car. After the update, you will not see the maps in the AP manager until the ...
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From time to time we may ask our customers to provide us with a Datalog to help diagnose a problem or help make their tune a little better. So what is a Datalog? A data log is just that, a log of data! The type of data being logged is parameters and information your ECU is using to control you...
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There seems to be a cyclical debate about 3" exhaust on the 1.6L Mini Turbo cars being too big, or too heavy, or not "Needed". My favorite argument is "its not needed so why do it?" That could be said about any aftermarket part. None of these things are needed so why do it at all! Simple, people...
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Until now, there have have not been many options for upgraded turbos. The newest and best option for a turbo upgrade is the new ALTA Billet 56 MCS Turbo. This has the benefits of the stock turbo in that it bolts on with no additional parts or modifications to parts. It makes more HP than the JCW...
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The ALTA BOV Spring Upgrade is a better alternative to the more expensive complete replacement BOV's other competitors sell. Our competitors sell you the JCW replacement part which is an upgrade for a MCS, but not for a JCW. We took this a step further and created this simpler, better performing...
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Here is an example of a 2009 MINI Cooper JCW with ALTA Performance Stage 1 Tune What can the ALTA AccessPORT Maps do for me?? Besides the regular things like changing boost and timing to make more power, below are some things we change that other tuners can not. We feel this really give...
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