First look at cars and new parts we are working on. May contain material that will cause you to call us….
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 gives us the advantage over other tuners and provides you with the best maps possible. -We can raise the rev limit. Others can do this but there [...Continue Reading...]
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Super Steer has been a product we have kept secret since the inception of the company. This simple little part is like nothing else offered for your Subaru STI. Like most car enthusiasts at one time or another you have driven a go cart and noticed the super quick steering they have. You hear from time to time, a car has “Go- Cart” Handling, well now you can make your car handle more like a go cart with the PERRIN [...Continue Reading...]
This all-new R56 Turbo Inlet Hard Pipe replaces our all-silicone turbo inlet hose which was a staple of our R56 parts line up. We have taken our old version and stepped it up a notch by making it out of combination of CNC’d aluminum and mandrel bends to create and even bigger and better, not to mention nicer looking, R56 turbo inlet hose. Choose between red wrinkle and black wrinkle finishes that match the new style R56 Cold Air Intakes. [...Continue Reading...]
We are on prototype number 2 and the results are very very good!
We finally got around to retesting all our parts on the new 09 JCW. WE have very good results on our 07 and 08 R56 Minis when we tested every single ALTA part back to back. To this day we have proven these results over and over again with customer cars and new R56′s we purchased. You will see below once again we have proven the same parts on this new 09 JCW. We have learned a few things over [...Continue Reading...]
Introducing the ALTA Tensioner Stop! While the idea of this part is not new, our execution of it is. This unique design allows the end user to install the part faster than other designs, and function the same with ZERO chance of failing. Why do you need an ALTA Tensioner Stop? At some point in your cars life, the serpentine belt that allows the crank pulley to drive the Supercharger and AC, will fail. When it fails, there is [...Continue Reading...]
It was inevitable that we would get one of the newest coolest Mini coopers out there. Some might think we just do this for fun, but don’t forget our fun is also our business. Getting the newest coolest cars is important for us to develop new parts and prove our existing parts on. Our business does have its benefits! The car we got is actually a special launch JCW R56. This means that there are few special items already installed [...Continue Reading...]
For this session we had 4 good things to test. 1. New FMIC core design versus old prototype 2. Boost tube kit 3. Turbo inlet hose 4. Intake system before and after with exhaust system installed DYNO NOTES All of these tests were done with our new in house Dynapack AWD dyno. While the overall numbers may vary from previous ALTA runs published on the Internet, the difference before and after is what is most important when making comparisons. [...Continue Reading...]
