Centripetal
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- 2006 RSX Type S, 2017 Civic Type R
I've been meaning to post some data for others to come to their own conclusions but I haven't finished the code to analyze all the data I have. Therefore, I'll offer some datapoints but with the disclaimer that this information I do not consider conclusive.is this really needed?
or just for looks seems like a waste of money
- It helps keep the heat out of the intake air. After a spirited drive, I let the car idle for a minute or so. With the stock TIP, IAT would get up to 150F, which consequently was the surface temperature of the inlet. In the same conditions above with the coated PRL TIP, I have not seen the IAT get near 150F even after waiting a couple minutes it would get up to about 135F. When I measured the surface temperature of the PRL TIP, it was about 200F, which indeed means it is helping hold the heat out of the air
- Boost increases faster 150 kPA/s vs 125 kPA/s, which is about 3.6 psi of boost per second gain
- More air. I've had to pull back on the charge limit because the fuel pump was getting close to maxing out
I'll admit, I can be a total PITA. When I was unhappy with the surface quality, PRL was very patient with me. In addition, they put the effort in to make sure I understood the situation and that I was happy in the end.
Now with all that said, do you need it? No. Do I need a Type R? No. Am I happy? Yes.
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