Mishimoto
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Hey Guys,
I know it's been a little while since I've been able to update you on the progress of this project, and as I hinted at before, our production sample is in, so now it's time for a closer look at the design!
For the full write up, head over to our Engineering Blog.
To recap from our design process, we were limited on space. "Bigger is Better" is mostly always true when it comes to intercoolers, but due to the densely packed front end in the 10th generation Civics, when had to get creative with just how we were going to in crease the size. Our main option was to go up. We added 3 additional rows to the height, and, while being limited in the space we could expand the width, we added 26mm to the core's thickness. All of this equates to a total core volume of 637in³, a 102% increase over the stock unit.
With effectively doubling the internal volume, we had to make sure it would fit. So, we called again on our Rallye Red Sport Hatch loaner vehicle to help up not only double check our fitment, but also put some time in on the dyno for performance testing. Even though we went over the step of fitment in the design process, it never hurts to double check:
We also enlisted the help of an Si sedan:
Not to worry for those of you sporting the EX-T front fascia, we got our hands on one of those bumpers during the design process as well. Since the overall design has remained the same, we can gladly report that our intercooler will fit those models as well.
Since we collected a massive amount of data on the testing for this core, and the piping, the specific dyno numbers will be coming in a separate post coming very soon! The Civic's intercooler piping is also getting a make over as well, make sure to check out our other thread for more info on that project.
For more info on the 1.5T intercooler, make sure to check out the full write up on our Engineering Blog.
Thanks for following along, and as always, feel free to shoot me any questions you might have!
-Nick
I know it's been a little while since I've been able to update you on the progress of this project, and as I hinted at before, our production sample is in, so now it's time for a closer look at the design!
For the full write up, head over to our Engineering Blog.
To recap from our design process, we were limited on space. "Bigger is Better" is mostly always true when it comes to intercoolers, but due to the densely packed front end in the 10th generation Civics, when had to get creative with just how we were going to in crease the size. Our main option was to go up. We added 3 additional rows to the height, and, while being limited in the space we could expand the width, we added 26mm to the core's thickness. All of this equates to a total core volume of 637in³, a 102% increase over the stock unit.
With effectively doubling the internal volume, we had to make sure it would fit. So, we called again on our Rallye Red Sport Hatch loaner vehicle to help up not only double check our fitment, but also put some time in on the dyno for performance testing. Even though we went over the step of fitment in the design process, it never hurts to double check:
We also enlisted the help of an Si sedan:
Not to worry for those of you sporting the EX-T front fascia, we got our hands on one of those bumpers during the design process as well. Since the overall design has remained the same, we can gladly report that our intercooler will fit those models as well.
Since we collected a massive amount of data on the testing for this core, and the piping, the specific dyno numbers will be coming in a separate post coming very soon! The Civic's intercooler piping is also getting a make over as well, make sure to check out our other thread for more info on that project.
For more info on the 1.5T intercooler, make sure to check out the full write up on our Engineering Blog.
Thanks for following along, and as always, feel free to shoot me any questions you might have!
-Nick