# Mini Cooper Run Flat Tires and Performance

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/mini-cooper-run-flat-tires-and-performance/24170>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [January 1, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mini-cooper-run-flat-tires-and-performance/24170 "2009-01-01T00:28:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![hdhatp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47774/32.png) [@hdhatp](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hdhatp)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mini-cooper-run-flat-tires-and-performance/24170/1 "2009-01-01T00:28:07Z")

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I submitted a question about the run flat tire. The road noise was excessive. I changed tires to Michelins instead of the Parrelli’s, it is like a new car. Noise is down and the ride has improved significately. Also performance was not what I thought it should be and I put a K&N air filter element on it and it really scats now.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mini-cooper-run-flat-tires-and-performance/24170/2 "2009-01-02T17:20:04Z")

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Thanks for the input. Im sure others will benefit from it.

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**Author:** ![realbinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@realbinky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/realbinky)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mini-cooper-run-flat-tires-and-performance/24170/3 "2009-01-02T21:49:21Z")

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I doubt an air filter change would add much, if any, performance unless the replaced unit was filthy.