Black HKS intercooler

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I'm thinking about the best way to change the HKS intercooler to black with white HKS lettering.

The mishimoto black intercooler specs say it is powdercoated. I'm sure they, over at mishimoto, know a lot more about this stuff so I assume powdercoating the HKS is fine but just wondering if there are any cons to doing this.

Also, any photos of black intercooler on championship white CTR will be appreciated.

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I was thinking to do the same but many ppl told me not to powder coat intercooler..
Proper way to do it is anodized but it costs more.
 

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Z06Chris,
Here is the Wagner Intercooler, in black... Ironically had originally ordered the HKS w/piping but the backorder became a little too long so switched to this.

Honda Civic 10th gen Black HKS intercooler 363EBD22-AE06-4C4F-816B-DFEBD1F3D9D0


Honda Civic 10th gen Black HKS intercooler F14D9023-C534-4BFE-A760-F0C183D9CFAA

Wagner didn’t come with stencils, so installed as is. Not an HKS but should provide an idea how black will look. This morning with the sun behind.

Honda Civic 10th gen Black HKS intercooler 87FDC1D4-4FB3-4075-8F72-0F6B8B8FE410

Black intercooler on CW

Honda Civic 10th gen Black HKS intercooler F55AED25-042F-4555-87AA-5D2FCD6967FA

Turned the car around at lunch so sun hits it.

I'm thinking about the best way to change the HKS to black....any photos of black intercooler on championship white CTR will be appreciated.

Thanks
 
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Z06Chris,
Here is the Wagner Intercooler, in black... Ironically had originally ordered the HKS w/piping but the backorder became a little too long so switched to this.

363EBD22-AE06-4C4F-816B-DFEBD1F3D9D0.jpeg


F14D9023-C534-4BFE-A760-F0C183D9CFAA.jpeg

Wagner didn’t come with stencils, so installed as is. Not an HKS but should provide an idea how black will look. This morning with the sun behind.

87FDC1D4-4FB3-4075-8F72-0F6B8B8FE410.jpeg

Black intercooler on CW

F55AED25-042F-4555-87AA-5D2FCD6967FA.jpeg

Turned the car around at lunch so sun hits it.

Nice. Looks good.
I want a black hks with white HKS lettering haha but at this point I just want my damn HKS intercooler.. It's been months and no ETA from HKS
 

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Thanks man, I understand your pain, heh..waited patiently for a few months...would probably still be waiting if Jacob didn’t get the Wagners in. Was about the same price so was able to swap.

Nice. Looks good.
I want a black hks with white HKS lettering haha but at this point I just want my damn HKS intercooler.. It's been months and no ETA from HKS
 


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Z06Chris,
Here is the Wagner Intercooler, in black... Ironically had originally ordered the HKS w/piping but the backorder became a little too long so switched to this.

363EBD22-AE06-4C4F-816B-DFEBD1F3D9D0.jpeg


F14D9023-C534-4BFE-A760-F0C183D9CFAA.jpeg

Wagner didn’t come with stencils, so installed as is. Not an HKS but should provide an idea how black will look. This morning with the sun behind.

87FDC1D4-4FB3-4075-8F72-0F6B8B8FE410.jpeg

Black intercooler on CW

F55AED25-042F-4555-87AA-5D2FCD6967FA.jpeg

Turned the car around at lunch so sun hits it.
How's the Wagner with your temps. Interested how their tube fin design compares
 

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Nice. Looks good.
I want a black hks with white HKS lettering haha but at this point I just want my damn HKS intercooler.. It's been months and no ETA from HKS
Trust me bro i know your pain. I waited 6months for my HKS FMIC
 

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Apologies ..haven’t taken the plunge on Hondata or KTuner yet.. so don’t have a definitive way to measure...

Installed a couple weeks ago, then the weather cooled down significantly here in SoCal.

Will say the Wagner is pretty massive. A little bit larger than the HKS but uses silicone hoses instead of the hard pipe kit.

This is my first turbo car and aftermarket IC so the only thing I noticed was turbo lag seemed to increase abit after it was in... so was underwhelmed. Probably to be expected with the increase in volume.

Then did the ACT sensor mod and now the car seems more responsive than its ever been..

Honda Civic 10th gen Black HKS intercooler AC7F0919-3CBF-466D-BB17-A68F8EA40D1C


How's the Wagner with your temps. Interested how their tube fin design compares
 

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Just spray it black with paint imo. Then white on top

Honda Civic 10th gen Black HKS intercooler C190E7AC-89CC-49E7-BE76-145ECB3FE2B0
 


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What is the advantage of the HKS over the Mishimoto, Perrin, or PRL options? Genuinely curious.
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