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Honda Civic Type R Performance Turbo Inlet, 2017+

  1. Heavy Breathing - 2017-2021 Honda Civic Type R Performance Intake, Part 5 - Turbo Inlet Production Sample

    Heavy Breathing - 2017-2021 Honda Civic Type R Performance Intake, Part 5 - Turbo Inlet Production Sample

    Just as the Civic Type R evolved into a tarmac devouring beast of a hot-hatchback, we here at Mishimoto have kept up with the K20C1's induction needs. Our entire race intake setup unleashes more of the CTR's competitive spirit on the track, but what about those not ready for complete custom tuning yet? Enter our performance turbo inlet kit fresh off the production line.

    If you're looking to update your FK8's intake system but conflicted on which Mishimoto set up to grab, make sure that you check out our video on the benefits of each system, but make sure to keep reading for specifics on our inlet kit:

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  2. Heavy Breathing - Performance Intake Kit R&D, Part 4 - Turbo Inlet Kit Design Plans and Prototyping

    Heavy Breathing - Performance Intake Kit R&D, Part 4 - Turbo Inlet Kit Design Plans and Prototyping

    Every enthusiast evolves through a modification journey. It starts with the cheapest and rudest mods you can get your hands on. As we touched on in the last post, intakes are often first on the list, and many settle for a filter on a stick. It satisfies the itch, makes a racket, and provides the placebo of speed. Unlike simple filter-on-stick intakes, our performance intake kit for the FK8 provided the turbo soundtrack but combined it with measurable performance gains. While our FK8 intake performs well alone, we wanted to take it a step further by addressing the turbo inlet.

    Engineering on the turbo inlet began with our development on the CTR's

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