PRL Motorsports 2017+ Honda Civic Type-R FK8 High Volume Intake System

[PRL Motorsports]

We 3d printed our air box for testing purposes only before we commited to the mold. Other than a few minor tweaks this will be the intake system, along with the Maf housing being anodized and the Air Box being Molded. We will be releasing a upgraded piping kit to compliment our intercooler package in the near future (this will be on a different thread). More pictures and data to follow, soon.

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[elusiveaura]

Yall gonna have to stop, my wallet running outta money

We 3d printed our air box for testing purposes only before we commited to the mold. Other than a few minor tweaks this will be the intake system, along with the Maf housing being anodized and the Air Box being Molded. We will be releasing a upgraded piping kit to compliment our intercooler package in the near future (this will be on a different thread). More pictures and data to follow, soon.

 

[PRL Motorsports]

Part 1 of 2 post:

Here's a look at our prototype 3D printed air box mated. We were pretty pleased with fitment!

 

[elusiveaura]

Any dyno info?

Part 1 of 2 post:

Here's a look at our prototype 3D printed air box mated. We were pretty pleased with fitment!

 

[PRL Motorsports]

Part 2 of 2 Post:

We managed to install our prototype intake system on the shop R to test fitment. After marking sure everything met our expectations, we tossed our car on the dyno to see if this intake system performed as well as it looks. Let's take a look at what we experienced!

Car Specifics:
2017 Honda Civic Type-R (93 Octane)
@KTuner
PRL Motorsports Prototype High Volume Intake System
PRL Motorsports Intercooler Upgrade
PRL Motorsports Race Downpipe
PRL Motorsports Front Pipe
GReddy Supreme Exhaust System

All testing was performed on the same day with a rather mild 55 degree Fahrenheit day and moderate humidity. We started all single dyno pulls at 174 degrees, while continuous (back-to-back) dyno pulls start at 174 degrees and end around 197 degrees.

For our first comparison we tested the factory intake system on KTuner's stock equivalent ECU map versus our High Volume Intake System on KTuner's stock equivalent ECU map for an apples-to-apples comparison. Run 2 was the coolest (174 degree starting temp) for both setups. We saw an 11-12 horsepower peak gain and 32 horsepower gain throughout the mid-range over the factory intake system.

Continuous dyno pulls and testing under the same conditions produce identical gains time after time. Even our hottest runs, Run 4 (197 degree starting temp), showed a 5 horsepower peak gain and 26 horsepower gain throughout the mid-range over the factory intake system.

Next, we uploaded KTuner's Stage 1 ECU map with the factory intake system and our High Volume Intake System. The coolest runs, Run 2, showed an 8-9 horsepower peak gain and 25 horsepower gain throughout the mid-range.

The hottest runs, Run 5, showed a 9 horespower peak gain and 18 horsepower gain throughout the mid-range.

One of our main focuses with this intake system was to offer a factory-like fuel trims (much like our 1.5T Cobra CAI & SRI) for optimal drivability and performance. We spent quite a bit of time designing what we feel is the best intake system/MAF housing on the market. Thus far we have seen Short Term Fuel Trims within +2-4%. We have a few more tricks up our sleeve, but we are very happy and confident with what we've come up with! Keep in mind that the factory intake system mirrors these fuel trims as well, as it was designed in and around European fueling.

Stay tuned as we continue to do do more testing and development. We will be putting together some street data for Long Term Fuel Trims as well!

 

[zcEF]

Amazing I can't wait! Is there still going to be a stage 3 intake that you were talking about?

Part 2 of 2 Post:

We managed to install our prototype intake system on the shop R to test fitment. After marking sure everything met our expectations, we tossed our car on the dyno to see if this intake system performed as well as it looks. Let's take a look at what we experienced!

Car Specifics:
2017 Honda Civic Type-R (93 Octane)
@KTuner
PRL Motorsports Prototype High Volume Intake System

 

[davemarco]

Amazing I can't wait! Is there still going to be a stage 3 intake that you were talking about?

Probably just a Race MAF for this intake.

 

[zcEF]

That's kinda what I was thinking as well. Not sure how much more you could improve than that but I guess I wouldn't mind being surprised.

Probably just a Race MAF for this intake.

 

[dxbydt]

Our stage one set up will not work with this intake guys.

The silicone part looks the same though, is it different dimensions?

 

[zcEF]

It has seams in it that perfectly line up with the tube that slides into it. The stage 1 is just a silicone tube whereas this one makes the whole thing seamless.

The silicone part looks the same though, is it different dimensions?

 

[davemarco]

Part 2 of 2 Post:

We managed to install our prototype intake system on the shop R to test fitment. After marking sure everything met our expectations, we tossed our car on the dyno to see if this intake system performed as well as it looks. Let's take a look at what we experienced!

Car Specifics:
2017 Honda Civic Type-R (93 Octane)
@KTuner
PRL Motorsports Prototype High Volume Intake System
PRL Motorsports Intercooler Upgrade
PRL Motorsports Race Downpipe
PRL Motorsports Front Pipe
GReddy Supreme Exhaust System

All testing was performed on the same day with a rather mild 55 degree Fahrenheit day and moderate humidity. We started all single dyno pulls at 174 degrees, while continuous (back-to-back) dyno pulls start at 174 degrees and end around 197 degrees.

For our first comparison we tested the factory intake system on KTuner's stock equivalent ECU map versus our High Volume Intake System on KTuner's stock equivalent ECU map for an apples-to-apples comparison. Run 2 was the coolest (174 degree starting temp) for both setups. We saw an 11-12 horsepower peak gain and 32 horsepower gain throughout the mid-range over the factory intake system.

Continuous dyno pulls and testing under the same conditions produce identical gains time after time. Even our hottest runs, Run 4 (197 degree starting temp), showed a 5 horsepower peak gain and 26 horsepower gain throughout the mid-range over the factory intake system.

Next, we uploaded KTuner's Stage 1 ECU map with the factory intake system and our High Volume Intake System. The coolest runs, Run 2, showed an 8-9 horsepower peak gain and 25 horsepower gain throughout the mid-range.

The hottest runs, Run 5, showed a 9 horespower peak gain and 18 horsepower gain throughout the mid-range.

One of our main focuses with this intake system was to offer a factory-like fuel trims (much like our 1.5T Cobra CAI & SRI) for optimal drivability and performance. We spent quite a bit of time designing what we feel is the best intake system/MAF housing on the market. Thus far we have seen Short Term Fuel Trims within +2-4% of the factory. We have a few more tricks up our sleeve, but we are very happy and confident with what we've come up with!

Stay tuned as we continue to do do more testing and development. We will be putting together some street data for Long Term Fuel Trims as well!

That's awesome. Do you have any sound samples that you can provide?

 

[LilToTo17]

That's awesome. Do you have any sound samples that you can provide?

 

[rydereclipse]

 

[17CivicTypeR_Brian]

looks to be 3d printed.

Definitely 3D Printed.
Speaking of which... how far are we from being able to essentially 'download' parts? Meaning, a licensed or authorized re-seller located in Miami wants to sell the intake - they hit up PRL for a download code, print out the parts, and install it on the car same day? No inventory required. Aside from the hardware and silicone, we're not far from it! Neat to see this evolve-

Sure thing. I'm ready to schedule in 2 weeks but waiting to see progress of this intake otherwise I'd likely have to retune again

I'd think just hold off until the intake is available. We'll set you up with a Pre-order as soon as they're available!

One thing though - start a dialog with IMW if you haven't already...sometimes they can get booked a couple weeks out and I'm sure you'll want to get this on the dyno and tuned up ASAP like most of us!



BTW it looks like this could be installed in just a few minutes. Is that accurate? I love doing before-and-after Dyno pulls on the same day when possible.

 

[PRL Motorsports]

Definitely 3D Printed.
Speaking of which... how far are we from being able to essentially 'download' parts? Meaning, a licensed or authorized re-seller located in Miami wants to sell the intake - they hit up PRL for a download code, print out the parts, and install it on the car same day? No inventory required. Aside from the hardware and silicone, we're not far from it! Neat to see this evolve-



I'd think just hold off until the intake is available. We'll set you up with a Pre-order as soon as they're available!

One thing though - start a dialog with IMW if you haven't already...sometimes they can get booked a couple weeks out and I'm sure you'll want to get this on the dyno and tuned up ASAP like most of us!

BTW it looks like this could be installed in just a few minutes. Is that accurate? I love doing before-and-after Dyno pulls on the same day when possible.

3D printed pieces are not meant to handle the heat over time, thus why this is our protoype. The production version will be smooth plastic.
Around 30minutes to an hour install time.
The race version is the same maf housing, the "stage 3" option will be able to be added later and may not be released for a while as we work to finalize this version first.

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