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Mazda Miata NB Oil Cooler R&D, Part 4: On-Road Testing

Posted: December 03, 2015

Categories: Mazda Miata NB Oil Cooler Kit 1999-2005

Tags: turbo, track, teammishi, scca, race, oil, nb, mishimoto, miata, mazda, grm, featured, bp, 1.8
Interested in picking up our NB Miata oil cooler kit? Check out our discounted pre-sale linked below.

Mishimoto 1999-2005 Mazda Miata Oil Cooler Kit Pre-Sale!

Our idle warmup provided a nice baseline test to evaluate the benefit of the stock liquid-to-liquid oil cooler. From what we saw in the conditions of our first test, warmup is not greatly affected by this component. In this second portion of product testing, we will be evaluating the impact of this heat exchanger on cooling performance. More importantly, we will be evaluating the cooling benefits of our liquid-to-air cooler.

Testing Plans

Variations

Stock liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger

Mishimoto oil cooler setup

Mishimoto oil cooler setup plus stock liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger

By testing the Mishimoto oil cooler both with and without the stock heat exchanger, we
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GTO Oil Cooler R&D, Part 3: Line Route and Thermostat Inclusion

Posted: December 02, 2015

Categories: Pontiac GTO Oil Cooler Kit 2004-2006

Tags: v8, teammishi, oil, musclecar, muscle, mishimoto, lsx, ls2, ls1, gto, goat, featured, #engineering

Any efficient oil cooler setup needs proper regulation if the vehicle is going to see street use. As many know, cold oil can be just as harmful as oil that is overheated. Allowing engine oil to come up to temperature prior to romping on the throttle is a wise move that will extend the life of your GTO LS. Ideally, you would want the oil at operating temperature as soon as the key is turned. This is typically not possible on a first start, but the quicker it arrives at operating temperature the better. This is why we are including a thermostatic option for this kit, and we highly recommend its use in any street car with this kit installed.

Line Route

We found the best route for our oil lines would be to run them across to the driver side of the front bumper area, winding around the radiator support, and eventually mating with our adapter on the oil filter housing. This route provides an ideal line angle coming into the adapter, as well as a good location for

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Dropping Intake Temps. 2015 STI FMIC R&D, Part 1: Core Fitment and Piping Plans

Posted: December 01, 2015

Categories: Subaru STi Front-Mount Intercooler 2015+

Tags: turbo, teammishi, subaru, sti, scca, race, mishimoto, intercooler, featured, fast, ej257

We've given the 2015 WRX quite a bit of love, mostly due to the introduction of the FA20DIT within the new chassis. Our team developed a ton of awesome components: a downpipe, an intake system, a couple different intercooler options, and various other neat parts. With our WRX projects mostly wrapped up, it's time to turn our attention towards the STi. It still has an EJ engine under the hood, but it is mated to a new chassis that many are taking advantage of in various forms of competitive racing.

So far we have developed an intake and a cat-back exhaust for the STI. Our next target is a bolt-on front-mount intercooler (FMIC) kit for the 2015 STI. The EJ25 is a well-respected engine that can make great power from basic bolt-ons and tuning. In addition, the sky is the limit in terms of power output once engine internals are upgraded and a large snail is bolted up. Greater power means more heat, resulting in the need for a more efficient heat exchanger for the charge-air system. Thus,

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Page 3 - Monthly Archives: December 2015

Mazda Miata NB Oil Cooler R&D, Part 4: On-Road Testing

Interested in picking up our NB Miata oil cooler kit? Check out our discounted pre-sale linked below.

Mishimoto 1999-2005 Mazda Miata Oil Cooler Kit Pre-Sale!

Testing Plans

GTO Oil Cooler R&D, Part 3: Line Route and Thermostat Inclusion

Line Route

Dropping Intake Temps. 2015 STI FMIC R&D, Part 1: Core Fitment and Piping Plans

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