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  1. Overflowing with Style - Overflow Tank, Part 2: Pre-Sale

    Overflowing with Style - Overflow Tank, Part 2: Pre-Sale

    Hello everyone, and welcome to the long-awaited second chapter in the saga of the Mishimoto BRZ expansion tank! I know it's been a little while since our first update, and you all have waited patiently, so I am excited to share some good news about these BRZ parts (or FR-S parts).

    Mishimoto's 2013+ BRZ Expansion Tank Pre-sale

    You might remember from my last update that the stock, ghostly-looking overflow tank that haunts the engine bay of your BRZ, GT86, or FR-S really spooked us. So much so, in fact, that we felt obligated to provide you with an alternative - a way to absolve the BRZ of negative energy and transform your engine bay into something inspiring, rather than terrifying.

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  2. Catch Can, Part 5: Overseas Updates!

    Catch Can, Part 5: Overseas Updates!

    For those who may be unaware, we've been working with some folks overseas in the UK and down-under in Australia to ensure that our catch can bracket has the best possible fit on right-hand drive GT86s, BRZs, and FR-Ss.  To learn more about the catch can's development process, check out our previous BRZ catch can R&D blog posts. To go one step futher and find out why a catch can is such a benefit to your engine, learn everything you need to know about blow-by in our technical article on the subject.

    Because research, development, and the actual creation of the parts all happen here in the US, the back-and-forth nature of the across-the-pond prototyping process takes a smiiiiidge longer than it would if we had a RHD car in our R&D facility, but it is progressing well nonetheless.

    In the meantime, I thought you may enjoy seeing how our

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  3. The Fan Shroud Strikes Back - Fan Shroud Pre-Sale, Part 2: Installed Shots

    The Fan Shroud Strikes Back - Fan Shroud Pre-Sale, Part 2: Installed Shots

    Interested in Purchasing our BRZ/FR-S Fan Shroud Kit in Black? Our discounted Pre-Sale is already underway!

    Mishimoto BRZ Fan Shroud Pre-sale

    Greetings, padawans. I'm here again with a sequel to our first post on the black BRZ fan shroud. This will be a quick one, I promise, but I wanted to update you all with the latest on this cool looking piece.

    Share with you, I must, some photos of the Mishimoto BRZ fan shroud in black. Jason the Engineer, a proud Toyobaru owner himself, was nice enough to loan us his vehicle so that we could install this shroud and bring his car to the better side of the force.  Once we got the tractor beam warmed up,

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  4. Return of the Fan Shroud - Our BRZ Shroud Joins the Dark Side

    Return of the Fan Shroud - Our BRZ Shroud Joins the Dark Side

    Interested in Purchasing our BRZ/FR-S Fan Shroud Kit in Black? Our discounted pre-sale begins now!

    BRZ/FR-S Black Fan Shroud Pre-Sale

    With every revolution of our planet around the sun, things change. Change can be minute or monumental; previously unimaginable trends surface, while established empires fall. Fresh movements are founded, archaic ideas become obsolete - existing products are refreshed, old products are pulled from the shelves (but sometimes *thankfully* added back on - I'm hungry and envisioning a bowl of French Toast Crunch™). Be it little or large, history progresses, and it remains ceaselessly amazing to me to see how much of a difference even a subtle change often makes.

    Just about a year ago, Mishimoto released our plug-n-play fan shroud kit for the then-Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ. This fan shroud has been extremely popular

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  5. Tanks, But No Tanks - Overflow Tank, Part 1: OEM Review and 3D Models

    Tanks, But No Tanks - Overflow Tank, Part 1: OEM Review and 3D Models

    I have been a big fan of Subaru vehicles for a substantial part of my life, and I have lots of experience with WRXs, but the BRZ (and FR-S) is still very new to me. Not too long ago, one of our engineers had his 2013 Subaru BRZ out in the parking lot, and I asked him to pop the hood so that I might check out the power plant. Have you ever seen an old episode of Scooby-Doo when Shaggy opens a door and jumps about a mile in the air, screaming, having revealed the spooky ghost residing therein? Well, you can call me Shaggy, and here is the ghost:

    BRZ Parts (or FR-S Parts)
    BRZ Parts (or FR-S Parts)

    Like, zoinks! Look at all that hideous white plastic - nobody wants a haunted Toyobaru, but how on earth would one solve this problem? Who ya gonna call?

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  6. Keeping The Twins Cool! Mishimoto's BRZ/FR-S Plug-N-Play Fan Shroud R&D, Part 2: Prototype Completion

    Keeping The Twins Cool! Mishimoto's BRZ/FR-S Plug-N-Play Fan Shroud R&D, Part 2: Prototype Completion

    Interested in purchasing our BRZ/FR-S Fan Shroud Kit? Check out more details at the link below!

    Mishimoto Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S / Toyota GT86 Plug-N-Play Aluminum Fan Shroud Kit!

    We're back for some more fan shroud fabrication! The last portion of this series highlighted the beginning stages of initial shroud design. The BRZ/FR-S uses a fairly unique overflow tank that mounts directly to the factory fan shroud. This is our first target for part two of product design.

    Overflow Tank Mount Fabrication

    This tank has two upper mounting points which use a bolt which passes through the tank material and into threads on the shroud. We utilized round stock aluminum which was cut to the proper length, drilled, and tapped for the appropriate factory bolt. These were then welded to the shroud in a position that would place the tank in the

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  7. Keeping the twins cool! Mishimoto's BRZ/FR-S Plug-N-Play Fan Shroud R&D, Part 1: Stock System and Initial Fabrication

    Keeping the twins cool! Mishimoto's BRZ/FR-S Plug-N-Play Fan Shroud R&D, Part 1: Stock System and Initial Fabrication

    Interested in purchasing our BRZ/FR-S Fan Shroud Kit? Check out more details at the link below!

    Mishimoto Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S / Toyota GT86 Plug-N-Play Aluminum Fan Shroud Kit!

    Taking a look at our lineup of products for the BRZ/FR-S reveals a solid offering in both cooling performance and power-adding upgrades. Our engineering team has evaluated numerous vehicle systems and provided upgrade components where solutions were needed. Our intake components provide improved induction noise and nice increases in power. Our oil cooler system provides a solution for high oil temperatures on the track. And, our performance aluminum radiator is ideal for track vehicle owners looking for some additional peace of mind during long-duration lapping. These are just a few of the components we currently offer, and we've managed to find yet another opportunity to provide an awesome

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  8. A new Mishimoto BRZ/FR-S Intake, Part 3: Product Testing and Final Product

    A new Mishimoto BRZ/FR-S Intake, Part 3: Product Testing and Final Product

    Interested in purchasing our new BRZ/FR-S intake system? Check out more details on our product page linked below!

    Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Performance Air Intake

    After solidifying our product design we needed to capture data to verify the design and determine if any changes were necessary. We strapped our test vehicle to the dyno and began making pulls! Check out a compilation video from the dyno testing. The audible difference in intake tone and volume is quite noticeable when comparing the stock setup with the Mishimoto prototype.

    Testing Results

    On to the important part, results from our tests. Intake upgrades generally

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  9. A New Mishimoto BRZ/FR-S Intake, Part 2: Box Fabrication and 3D Prototype

    A New Mishimoto BRZ/FR-S Intake, Part 2: Box Fabrication and 3D Prototype

    Interested in purchasing our new BRZ/FR-S intake system? Check out more details on our product page linked below!

    Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Performance Air Intake

    We left off last time with an explanation of our intentions with this intake system and some initial design work to create an induction route to our planned airbox. Now it was time to finish designing this intake system so that testing could be conducted.

    Airbox Fabrication

    We started developing our airbox with simple metal fabrication. The plan was to put our idea into a physical object and then transfer this to a 3D model. Once in Solidworks, we could solidify the final design and features and use our 3D printer to construct a final prototype for test fitting.

    Fabrication begins! A simple box was drawn up and templates printed for our bends and mounting point locations.

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  10. A New Mishimoto BRZ/FR-S Intake, Part 1: Reasoning and Prototyping

    A New Mishimoto BRZ/FR-S Intake, Part 1: Reasoning and Prototyping

    Interested in purchasing our new BRZ/FR-S intake system? Check out more details on our product page linked below!

    Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Performance Air Intake

    Another Intake?

    Wait " Mishimoto already has an intake for the BRZ/FR-S. Why design a second one? As this question crosses your mind, we can provide a simple explanation.

    We have had great success with our existing cold-air intake system for this chassis, and the feedback from our customer base has been fantastic.

    After listening to our customers both directly and through web forums, we concluded that a second intake design was necessary for a completely different set of customers. Here are a few plans for our new design.

    • Engine-bay mounted, stock-appearing airbox setup
    • Easy installation and filter servicing
    • Fits with Mishimoto
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