Monthly Archives: February 2015
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Interested in purchasing our Mustang EcoBoost intake system? Check out more details on our product page linked below!
Mishimoto intake installed
After wrapping up the design of our intake for the 2015, it was time to put the car on the rollers to see if we were making any power gains. As mentioned earlier in this series, we believed that significant power gains were unlikely due to the MAP-based ECU, which is not normally affected by modified intake systems.
Dyno Testing
With that in mind, we strapped the Mustang down and made a few pulls.
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Interested in picking up our 2nd Gen Cummins intercooler or intercooler pipe kit? Check out the product pages linked below!
12V and 24V Cummins in shop
After being hounded by second-generation owners for months, our team decided it was time to fulfill their needs and develop an awesome intercooler upgrade for the 12V and 24V. We would be designing our cooler with a few key features that would set it apart
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Interested in purchasing our WRX or STi catch can system? Check out more details on our product pages linked below!
After completing the fabrication of our brackets for this kit and assembling the STI-specific lines, it was time to tackle the WRX. As you may be aware, the stock CCV lines are slightly different on the WRX, which necessitates a separate set of WRX-specific catch can lines.
The Test Subject
After reaching out to local contacts, we found a willing vehicle donor just one state away. We have borrowed this particular vehicle on several occasions for a variety of test fittings. A big "thank you" to the owner for lending his vehicle and his time for the sake of awesome new product development!
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Interested in picking up our N54 oil catch can system? Check out more details on our product page linked below!
BMW 335i test vehicle
The BMW N54 is a fantastic engine that produces great power in stock form and responds very well to basic modifications such as exhaust and ECU tuning. However, if you do not stay on top of servicing your BMW, maintenance and repair bills can certainly cast a shadow on 135i or 335i ownership. One of the primary challenges is dealing with valve buildups caused by oil entering the intake tract. Because the N54 is a direct injection engine, it does not benefit from the valve cleaning properties
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Interested in picking up this awesome Mustang EcoBoost Intercooler? Check out our product page for more details!
Will this cooler be efficient enough to properly handle the heat and pressure created by the EcoBoost? Will we see any power gains during testing? These questions will be answered in the next few minutes, perhaps even quicker if you get scroll happy and skip ahead. Don't ruin the suspense!
Stock Intercooler Testing
First, we would need to capture data from the stock intercooler. We installed bungs on both the hot- and cold-side couplers for our pressure and temperature sensors.
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Interested in picking up our 2015 WRX FMIC kit? Check out more details on our product page linked below!
Front-mount intercooler installed
In the last portion of this series we completed the fabrication of our prototype intercooler core and tanks, as well as our new bumper beam. We now had everything in place to construct a piping kit that would route air from the turbocharger to the intercooler and back to the engine.
Hot-Side Piping
We started our piping with the hot-side of the intercooler system. The stock compressor
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Interested in purchasing our 2015 WRX top-mount intercooler kit? Check out more details on our product page linked below!
Dyno Preparation
Time to finally answer the question we have been discussing for months. Would the 2015 WRX benefit from an upgraded intercooler?
To test both the stock unit and the Mishimoto prototype unit, we would need to drill and tap the coolers to accept our temperature and pressure sensors.
First, we installed a sensor bung in our silicone throttle-body hose. This would capture post intercooler data for all three coolers.
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Interested in purchasing our YJ/TJ electric fan setup? Check out more details on our product page linked below.
Jeep YJ in Mishimoto shop
Project Intro
After a few successful electric fan conversion projects, we chose yet another vehicle that could benefit from the removal of the stock clutch fan. Our previous endeavors involved BMWs that experienced frequent failures of the plastic stock clutch fan. After checking through potential applications and scouring the forums, our team chose the Wrangler as a prime subject for a reliable and efficient electric fan
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Interested in purchasing our 6.4L coolant filter kit? Check out our product page for more information!
Final Prototype Bracket
Welcome back! Our final bracket prototype is in and ready for installation. Check it out!
Mishimoto 6.4L coolant filter bracket
Mishimoto 6.4L
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Interested in purchasing our 2015 STi intake system? Check out more details on our product page linked below!
As noted earlier in this article series, we would be tackling a race intake system to go along with our bolt-on unit. So what makes the race system different? For this particular system we are using a larger-diameter intake pipe with a larger MAF housing. This means greater intake flow, but it also means it will no longer function with the factory tune. This system is meant specifically for drivers who want aggressive professional tunes so they can take advantage of airflow modifications such as larger turbochargers and high boost pressures.
Because the 15' model shares the EJ from the previous generation, we would be using the same intake pipe and filter as we did with our 2008-2014 kit. This unit is shown below.
So, all we truly needed
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