Rev9 Intercooler Civic SI Install Review

[Jonvolution]

Looks like Megan Racing is rebranding these intercoolers as well now.

Megan is so late to the game on everything that when the 11th gens are being phased out for the 12th gens In 2026 they gonna be like “NEW, BIG TURBO FOR THE 10th GEN CIVIC!!” ???

 

[disgraced.fk8]

dude we all wear made in china stuff, even most of the car parts and Tesla battery parts come from China.....not all Chinese stuff are low or bad quality.....many Asian countries using rev9 intercoolers even on German cars. Obviously PRL, 27won and mishimoto would be a lot better then rev9 but if u cant afford these brands then theres no harm in getting rev9 intercooler.

Just about everything is made in China, and if it's USA made, the parts almost always come from China. We stick "Made In USA" labels on our products at my job, and yet we buy most of the parts from China. China makes good stuff, you just gotta pay for it. We have good stuff from China, and then we have the "cost savings" parts that we spend hours sorting which ones are good and which ones snuck through QC.

We are familiar with China being cheap, but what about the products made in China that are high quality for a fair price? Look at the Hi Rev Sports Mugen tail light knock offs. They are literally a more functional product and they have comparable issues to the Mugen lights, for half the price. (Not USA made but it's the same point - Japanese companies are known for quality - If you're a machinist or in manufacturing you know this)

I'm no advocate for China as I have a buddy who experienced some messed up stuff first hand but in a realistic view it's very rare that you'll see 100% start to end manufacturing process where it all takes place in the USA. It is super expensive. I would stand to bet components in most big name manufacturers' products are not all made in USA...

 

[5th 3l3ment]

Just about everything is made in China, and if it's USA made, the parts almost always come from China. We stick "Made In USA" labels on our products at my job, and yet we buy most of the parts from China. China makes good stuff, you just gotta pay for it. We have good stuff from China, and then we have the "cost savings" parts that we spend hours sorting which ones are good and which ones snuck through QC.

We are familiar with China being cheap, but what about the products made in China that are high quality for a fair price? Look at the Hi Rev Sports Mugen tail light knock offs. They are literally a more functional product and they have comparable issues to the Mugen lights, for half the price. (Not USA made but it's the same point - Japanese companies are known for quality - If you're a machinist or in manufacturing you know this)

I'm no advocate for China as I have a buddy who experienced some messed up stuff first hand but in a realistic view it's very rare that you'll see 100% start to end manufacturing process where it all takes place in the USA. It is super expensive. I would stand to bet components in most big name manufacturers' products are not all made in USA...

If they don’t know now they will know ask Ivanka about her 30+ trade marks via China ??‍

 

[Myx]

If the part works well and is cheap, it is what it is. There's no arguing around this. I have a cheap Depo Racing intercooler. It does it's job and does it well.

If people want to spend their money/credit on more expensive parts, by all means do it. Who cares! As long as everyone is happy with the end product is all that matters.

 

[BanquoX]

found the Burger Motorsport to be exact same as rev9 but with their own badging.

https://burgertuning.com/collection...ance-intercooler-for-2016-honda-civic-1-5t-si

the burger intercooler is much thicker than rev9's offering the rev9 is consistent with the ebay intercoolers available for 220usd

 

[hondabandit]

Holy crap rev9 intercooler is super heavy! I'm not so stoked on adding so much weight all the way up front.

 

[du ma may]

If the part works well and is cheap, it is what it is. There's no arguing around this. I have a cheap Depo Racing intercooler. It does it's job and does it well.

If people want to spend their money/credit on more expensive parts, by all means do it. Who cares! As long as everyone is happy with the end product is all that matters.

depo kit looks good

 

[BanquoX]

Got my BMS intercooler in today and just installed it. It barely fits in there and us very thick and the core itself is longer than the factory one. Performance is def there showing 3 degrees over ambient while in boost.

 

[du ma may]

why bms and not rev9 for better price?

 

[salik990]

the burger intercooler is much thicker than rev9's offering the rev9 is consistent with the ebay intercoolers available for 220usd

wish it was available earlier, would have got this instead price is so good.

 

[salik990]

Holy crap rev9 intercooler is super heavy! I'm not so stoked on adding so much weight all the way up front.

most of the aftermarket intercooler are pretty heavy, oem intercooler got plastic end tank which is why its very light.

 

[arnoldo]

I have a datalog showing improvement with Rev9 IC over stock. Rev 9 ic max temp was 56 celcius after 3 wot runs & stock ic was 71. Same ambient temp of 35 celcius, same route, but different day.

21 degrees delta vs ambient, and 15 degrees lower temp vs. stock on tuned Civic after 3 wot in a 35 celcius with terrible humidity looks good to me.

 

[ValkenDnB]

Does anyone have comparisons between the rev9 and burger IC? I was originally planning on getting a Prl intercooler but if I’m only going to slap bolt ons on my civic and aim around 250-270whp, I doubt I’ll need more than this.

 

[ValkenDnB]

Change those pesky HC pipes i just installed the CNT pipes what a difference 78/89 degrees 3% humidity went from 123/124 degrees stationary to 88/89 degrees same position. A 5min drive seen my IAT temp hit 79/81 Thats without the Bumper 44/50 mph straight run tbc

So the cnt pipes are a direct fit to the rv6 IC without any modifications?

 

[BanquoX]

wish it was available earlier, would have got this instead price is so good.

It really is good. 400 bucks and is bigger than my buddies prl intercooler

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