I was just wondering what you guys think about the Mina Gallery intake for the STR? Has anyone bought one yet.. I am really looking into getting an intake I just want to see what you guys have out there on yours.

This is the link for it.
http://www.minagallery.com/jagxp/Jag...N%20filter.htm

I have it one....It is a cone fileter with a piece of pipe for the mass air meter......then it goes back into the stock plastic tubing...basically no air box......

Not bad, lil peppy and can hear it sucking in the air.....

I had a K&N before.....

u think i should just get a k&n filter then? or should i dish out the 150 for it?

Check the forums...haven't there been pretty drastic reviews for the Mina at both ends of the spectrum???

Riski, ever any issues???

No issues to date been on for about 6 months.....

You will have to relocate and secure the "booster flap" (whatever u call the thing that opens the flap to the air box)though....I didnt disconnect it only thinkin the computer would see that and throw it in limp mode or something....

I will be making a tubed elbow to go into the filter come spring time and get rid of all the stock plastic intake.....

Great cone filters if you do a dyno with the hood open, when they get some 'cold' air.

You lose power with the hood down, as you suck in hotter air, it is as simple as that. The whole system will get hotter, including the SC and intercooler coolant circuit. The IAT2 sensor will pick this up and reduces the the power by changing the ignition timing.

You do not have to take my word for it, but if you want to know (instead of guessing) you would need to measure the intake temperature/ignition timing for a while in different conditions.

Another negative is MAF holder tube; a slight difference compared to the original tube will give a different reading. To know if you are still ok, you need to read your ltft/stft in different conditions and of course measure your atf.

So bottom line, cone filter will help (no doubt), but only if you get air from outside the engine bay.

i bought one and did some tests with it, check out my previous post if you'd like-

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=14320

That is some great bit of info.....Maybe we can figure out the best intake together....