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  1. Mishimoto 2013+ Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Direct-Fit Baffled Oil Catch Can System, Part 2: Prototype 1

    Mishimoto 2013+ Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Direct-Fit Baffled Oil Catch Can System, Part 2: Prototype 1

    Interested in picking up this awesome catch can system? Check out more details on our product page!

    Mishimoto Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Baffled Oil Catch Can

    Welcome back to the build of our BRZ/FR-S catch can system! After laying out the guidelines from the last post, we were ready to get some hands on the vehicle and start piecing together some can brackets. Before jumping into product design, we will quickly cover the unique injection system featured on the BRZ/FR-S FA20 engine.

    FA20 Fuel Injection

    As many of you are aware, the FA20 is not what you could consider a traditional direct-injection engine. This specific system is identified as D-4S on the top of your intake manifold. The system utilizes four direct injectors and four port injectors for appropriate fueling. Yes, your 4-cylinder has eight injectors! The direct injection portion of the system

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  2. Boots, Blowouts, and Boost Tubes: How to Build a Reliable CAC Piping System

    Boots, Blowouts, and Boost Tubes: How to Build a Reliable CAC Piping System

    So, let’s talk boots! No, were not talking about Red Wings, steel toes, or Timberlands. This article is about ensuring that your charge-air cooler boots remain intact and in place to keep your car or truck on the road and out of the garage. So what’s the big deal? You clamp the boot down, and if it blows off you clamp it a bit tighter. While this might be a quick solution, that boot blowout is likely to occur again unless you address the issue properly. If you have a modified car or truck that produces an absurd amount of boost, pay close attention to this article for tips about selecting the right products for the job and creating a reliable system. No one wants to be left on the side of the road in frigid weather when a cheap boot decides to commit suicide. Okay, let’s jump right in!

    Charge-Air Cooler Basics

    This section is for those who are completely new to turbocharged vehicles. If you have a basic understanding of the intercooler

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  3. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 5: Testing Results and Project Conclusion

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 5: Testing Results and Project Conclusion

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins Intercooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler

    Finally, the results are in! The testing of our 2010-2012 Cummins Performance Intercooler is complete. After months of development and weeks of testing, our team was extremely excited to crunch the numbers to see how our cooler compared to the stock unit. Before we jump into the actual data pulled from our dyno pulls, we will first compare the physical attributes of the Mishimoto cooler to the stock unit.

    Intercooler Physical Comparison

    First, our comparison of overall thicknesses of the stock and Mishimoto cores. This difference was displayed in an earlier post where we showed the actual measurements.

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  4. Mishimoto 2013+ Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Direct-Fit Baffled Oil Catch Can System, Part 1: Product Introduction

    Mishimoto 2013+ Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Direct-Fit Baffled Oil Catch Can System, Part 1: Product Introduction

    Interested in picking up this awesome catch can system? Check out more details on our product page!

    Mishimoto Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Baffled Oil Catch Can

    Why a Catch Can?

    Catch cans are used only for turbocharged vehicles, right? This is a question we hear all the time. Yes, a turbocharged vehicle is more likely to produce greater blow-by, resulting in a more prominent collection of debris in the intake manifold and tract. That being said, any engine is certainly susceptible to oil and fuel collection due to the use of PCV and CCV systems, which improve engine efficiency and provide cleaner emissions. Mishimoto has been working on developing several direct-fit oil catch-can systems for a variety of vehicles. So far we have completed kits for the Subaru WRX/STI for 2008-2015. We have also experimented with a kit for the BMW E90, a vehicle that suffers

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  5. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Performance Aluminum Radiator, Part 4: Physical Comparison, Testing Explanation, and Project Close

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Performance Aluminum Radiator, Part 4: Physical Comparison, Testing Explanation, and Project Close

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins radiator? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Aluminum Radiator

    Alright, it is finally time to see how our engineering team did with the development of this product! First, we measured the physical properties of the Mishimoto radiator compared to the factory radiator. Our first chart highlights the most common selling feature of a performance radiator: core thickness.

    Mishimoto vs. factory radiator core thickness
    Mishimoto vs. factory radiator core thickness

    We squeezed out as much additional core thickness as possible without causing any fitment concerns with factory

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  6. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 4: Prototype Intercooler Testing

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 4: Prototype Intercooler Testing

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins Intercooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler

    Time to see how efficient our cooler design is! We would be pulling our test truck onto our Dynojet to collect the data needed to evaluate the intercooler fully. Check out the conditions of our testing procedure below!

    Testing Conditions

    Vehicle: 2010 Dodge Ram 6.7L Cummins, Automatic Transmission, Performance Air Intake, Exhaust Modifications, Tune

    Ambient Temperature: 70°F-76°F

    Sensors: PLX Devices with Temperature sensors on both the intercooler inlet and outlet

    Process: 6th-gear pulls from 1,800 rpm to 3,200 rpm, with

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  7. Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi FMIC Kit, Part 8: Testing Data Presentation and Project Recap

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi FMIC Kit, Part 8: Testing Data Presentation and Project Recap

    Interested in purchasing our Subaru WRX or STi intercooler kit? Check out more details on our product pages linked below!

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi Front-Mount Intercooler, 2001-2007

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX Front-Mount Intercooler, 2008-2014

    Mishimoto Subaru STi Front-Mount Intercooler, 2008-2014

    Time to review our data so we can finally put a close on this project. The product development process for this front-mount intercooler has taken months and has also helped refine several of our processes. Before we move into the testing data, our first portion of this post will cover the physical benefits of our intercooler. By providing a more efficient heat exchanger, we can ensure that higher-powered vehicles are not being hindered by debilitating heat-soak

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  8. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Performance Aluminum Radiator, Part 3: Prototype Installation

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Performance Aluminum Radiator, Part 3: Prototype Installation

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins radiator? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Aluminum Radiator

    Time to install our prototype radiator into a test vehicle to make sure that it fits perfectly. Luckily, we were able to check fitment on the same donor vehicle we used for our last round of testing. Once the truck rolled into the shop, we quickly installed our prototype radiator shown at the end of our last post. Check out a few shots taken during the installation process!

    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins radiator prototype installed
    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins radiator prototype installed

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  9. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 3: Prototype Intercooler Evaluation and Installation

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 3: Prototype Intercooler Evaluation and Installation

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins Intercooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler

    Our prototype intercooler is ready to go! Let's take a quick peek at what our engineers designed!

    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins intercooler prototype
    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins intercooler prototype

    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins intercooler prototype
    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins intercooler prototype

    First impressions, this

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  10. Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STI FMIC Kit, Part 7: Cooler Efficiency Testing

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STI FMIC Kit, Part 7: Cooler Efficiency Testing

    Interested in purchasing our Subaru WRX or STi intercooler kit? Check out more details on our product pages linked below!

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi Front-Mount Intercooler, 2001-2007

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX Front-Mount Intercooler, 2008-2014

    Mishimoto Subaru STi Front-Mount Intercooler, 2008-2014

    We are nearing the end of this build. As mentioned in the last post, we wanted to put our core to the test and provide some cooling efficiency data that our customers could use. We decided to modify our 2010 STi to add some heat and power to the CAC system for testing. Information regarding our vehicle is listed below.

    2010 Subaru WRX STI

    • 6-Speed Manual
    • Mishimoto Intake
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