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ReSpiration Focal Point - Performance Intake R&D, Part 4: Let's Hear It!

Posted: September 23, 2016

Categories: Ford Focus RS Performance Intake 2016+

Tags: turbo, team mishi, RS, R&D, PROTOTYPE, presale, mishimoto, horsepower, ford focus, focus, featured, dyno, cold air intake, cai, boost, awd

This project has been strenuous, but "thorough" is our Engineering Department's proverbial middle name, so let's hear it for them (cue applause). The last update, which was relatively recent, consisted of a pretty big pile of data. Though necessary, it was a lot to soak in. Now that that's out of the way, we can get to the fun part - what this intake actually sounds like.

Sneaking a peek of our prototype intake for the RS!

We really have to give it to our engineers. The reason they were so careful with this project was primarily because the software reported slightly increased

Incredibly F-150'n Cool Fitment - Intercooler R&D, Part 3: 3D Printed Test Fit

Posted: September 21, 2016

Categories: Ford F-150 EcoBoost Intercooler 2015+

Tags: teammishi, performance, mishimotoengineering, mishimoto, mishi, merica, intercooler, ford, featured, f-150, ecoboost, domestic, cooling, boost, 2015, #engineering

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the third update on the R&D process for the Mishimoto the 2015+ F-150 EcoBoost intercooler. For those of you joining us now who may not have seen our previous updates, you can check them out on our engineering blog. We reached out to you for some feedback, and decided to move forward with an intercooler that utilizes the factory location. We've shown you the 3D-models on the computer, but recently, we took those digital models and brought them to life with the help of our 3D printer.

Printing Some Parts

Back in one of my friend's school days when he spent a lot of his free time consuming music and movies from various online sources (purely out of curiosity - any lawyers wanna chime in on the relevant statute

Cool Air For the EcoBoost - Intercooler R&D, Part 8: Test Fit and Dyno Data

Posted: September 20, 2016

Categories: Ford F-150 EcoBoost Intercooler 2011-2014

Tags: tuning, team mishi, performance, mishimotoengineering, mishimoto, mishi, merica, intercooler, ford, featured, f-150, ecoboost, dyno, domestic, cooling, boost, #engineering

Greetings, folks, and welcome to the post you've all been waiting for! We've made a ton of progress lately on the Mishimoto 2011-14 EcoBoost Intercooler, so I am happy to present you with a detailed update. As such, I will cut right to the chase so that you can see what we've been working on.

Oh, and I almost forgot - we threw this thing on the dyno and I've finally got some numbers for you! Before we get to that, let's take a look at how this intercooler looks in its final guise and see how it fits in our 2013 test subject.

Ford F-150 EcoBoost Intercooler; Factory Review

As a refresher, this is the factory tube-and-fin unit that we are replacing. You can see that it is rather small and as a result, does not make very efficient use of the space behind the front bumper, which is ample, but unconventional in shape. Check out our first blog post in this

Us and OEM - Oil Cooler R&D, Part 1: Stock Review and Renderings

Posted: September 16, 2016

Categories: Chevrolet Camaro 2.0T Oil Cooler Kit 2016+

Tags: teammishi, performance, oil cooler, oil, mishimotoengineering, mishimoto, mishi, merica, featured, domestic, cooling, camaro, boost, #engineering

A car of mine has been in desperate need of a new oil pan for months, and it is currently sitting on jack stands in the garage. The new pan, gasket, and bolts are sitting in the back seat, so why isn't the pan on the bottom of the engine?

I'll give you some hints as to the culprit: Only it will tell, nobody ever seems to have enough of it, and Pink Floyd wrote a song about it. No, I'm not talking about LSD - I'm talking about time.

mishi-moon

In our modern age, this connected world has led us to expect the fulfillment of our desires in short order. I want my MTV, and I want it NOW! In the movie Castaway, Tom Hanks' character sums it up well: "87 hours is an eternity. The cosmos was created in less

"The TurboChevy" - Intake R&D, Part 2: Weighing Our Options

Posted: September 12, 2016

Categories: Chevrolet Camaro 2.0T Performance Intake 2016+

Tags: turbochevy, turbo camaro, team mishi, R&D, PROTOTYPE, intake, featured, dynojet, cold air induction, chevy, chevrolet, camaro rs, camaro 2.0t, camaro, cai, boost, 2.0T

The team developing this intake for our 2016 Chevy Camaro 2.0T or what I call "The TurboChevy" has been buzzing with activity. In the last post, we discussed the stock intake and analyzed each component to get a good understanding of its design. There were several ways our engineers could have created an intake for this system, and we tried and tested a few of those designs, which yielded some interesting results.

If you followed our 2016+ Camaro SS intake development, you'd see that we went through multiple designs to achieve the desirable. In some ways this project is similar; let's walk through what we found!

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ReSpiration Focal Point - Performance Intake R&D, Part 3: Data Time!

Posted: September 08, 2016

Categories: Ford Focus RS Performance Intake 2016+

Tags: turbo, R&D, pressure drop, intake, INDUCTION, ford rs, ford, focus rs, featured, data, cai, boost, awd, #engineering

Our product development for this 2016 Ford Focus RS has been getting a good amount of attention. Even a fellow Focus RS owner and writer, Kelly G over at "ArtofGears" has taken notice with this awesome piece he penned a couple weeks ago. But I digress. How about we stick to the project at hand?

The engineers, who pretty much call our brand new R&D facility their second home, have been busy working on both current projects and projects you guys don't even know about just yet. Of course, what we are going to shine a light on in today's piece is the performance intake development that has garnered quite the following. Why keep you guys clamoring for more information? Well, I wanted to be sure that you could really sink your teeth into the next update. Good things come to those who wait!

First, we dove head first into testing,

Help Me Ronda, Help Me Get 'er Outta My Intake - Catch Can R&D, Part 2: Testing for Blow-by

Posted: August 05, 2016

Categories: Chevrolet Camaro 2.0T Catch Can Kit 2016+, Cadillac ATS Catch Can Kit 2013+

Tags: turbo, teammishi, team mishi, performance, oil, mishimotoengineering, mishimoto, mishi, merica, GM, featured, domestic, chevy, catch can, camaro, boost, 2.0T, #engineering

Last time, in the first Camaro 2.0T catch can R&D post, we learned a little bit about blow-by, the CCV system, and how a catch can serves to prolong the life of your Camaro. If you need a refresher, we have a technical article all about why blow-by is terrible for your engine. We left off with Steve setting up his testing rig, but I want to go into a bit more detail on what exactly we wanted to test.

Test Prep

As we discovered in the first post, the OEM system appears to have three different CCV valves. On further investigation, we found that these three valves comprise two separate systems. One system features two CCV valves on the valve cover that connect at a T-joint and run to the intake.

Even F-150'n Cooler - Intercooler R&D, Part 2: 3D Models

Posted: July 29, 2016

Categories: Ford F-150 EcoBoost Intercooler 2015+

Tags: turbo, teammishi, performance, mishimotoengineering, mishimoto, mishi, merica, intercooler, ford, featured, f-150, ecoboost, domestic, cooling, boost, 2015, #engineering

Howdy folks, and welcome to the second installment of Mishimoto's Engineering Blog on the development of our upcoming 2015+ F-150 EcoBoost intercooler. In our first post, we examined the factory intercooler on this truck and took a look at some of its unique features, but since then, we have made a ton of headway on developing our improved version. To learn more about how the system functions, check out that first F-150 EcoBoost intercooler post.

When we first began on this project, we were choosing between a couple of possible design philosophies that Jason, the project engineer, had conceived. Each had its benefits and drawbacks, but rather than trying to read minds, we decided to reach out to all of you to find out what you wanted for the ideal F-150 EcoBoost intercooler.

You may recall

Love Is in the [Charge] Air - Secondary Radiator R&D, Part 2: Prototype Testing and Data

Posted: July 26, 2016

Categories: Ford 6.7L Powerstroke Secondary Radiator 2011-2016

Tags: turbo, teammishi, super duty, radiator, Power Stroke, performance, mishimotoengineering, mishimoto, mishi, merica, ford, featured, F-550, F-450, F-350, F-250, dyno, domestic, diesel, cooling, boost, #engineering

Last time, we took a look at the unique design of the Ford 6.7 secondary Super Duty radiator and its accompanying thermostats. Our last post was only about two weeks ago, but I come bearing some good news - plus, great things come in twos.

Why does my primary rad need a companion?

As a recap, this heat exchanger, found in 2011+ Ford Super Duty trucks, works as an integral part of a mostly independent secondary cooling system that manages many of the truck's auxiliary cooling needs, including those of the liquid-to-liquid charge air cooler. Cooling these engine components more efficiently should not only prolong their useful lives, but also may make for some nice performance benefits if coupled with a tune - who doesn't love colder charge air?

The secondary system allows the primary radiator to more exclusively and efficiently cool the torquey Power Stroke motors found

ReSpiration Focal Point - Intake R&D, Part 2: Something's Rustling Up

Posted: July 21, 2016

Categories: Ford Focus RS Performance Intake 2016+

Tags: waterjet, turbo, RS, PROTOTYPE, intake, ford, focus rs, featured, cai, built ford tough, boost, awd, airbox

The RS has gotten a lot of attention the past few weeks, especially with the ball in our court. Need I remind you of our awesome stock dyno clip?

But somethin's-a-brewin with one of our most recent projects, the performance intake we are developing for this hot hatch. We mentioned earlier that the development of this intake kit is not completely uncharted territory, considering that we made one for the 2013-2014 Focus ST. However, as we dived further into this project, we uncovered the true complexities of this design compared with our ST intake kit.

Intake Construction

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ReSpiration Focal Point - Performance Intake R&D, Part 4: Let's Hear It!

Incredibly F-150'n Cool Fitment - Intercooler R&D, Part 3: 3D Printed Test Fit

Printing Some Parts

Cool Air For the EcoBoost - Intercooler R&D, Part 8: Test Fit and Dyno Data

Ford F-150 EcoBoost Intercooler; Factory Review

Us and OEM - Oil Cooler R&D, Part 1: Stock Review and Renderings

"The TurboChevy" - Intake R&D, Part 2: Weighing Our Options

ReSpiration Focal Point - Performance Intake R&D, Part 3: Data Time!

Help Me Ronda, Help Me Get 'er Outta My Intake - Catch Can R&D, Part 2: Testing for Blow-by

Test Prep

Even F-150'n Cooler - Intercooler R&D, Part 2: 3D Models

Love Is in the [Charge] Air - Secondary Radiator R&D, Part 2: Prototype Testing and Data

Why does my primary rad need a companion?

ReSpiration Focal Point - Intake R&D, Part 2: Something's Rustling Up

Intake Construction

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