Toyota Supra Performance Intake Kit, 2020+

PERFORMANCE INTAKE, FITS TOYOTA GR SUPRA 3.0L 2020+

While it may have seemed like millions of years since this project began, in only a few short months, our Supra intake's evolution is nearing completion. We've watched it dig its way out of the ocean on to dry land and sprout legs, but now is the time to see if it can breathe out of the water.

Testing intake kits is a multistep process here at Mishimoto. There's more to an intake kit than just a dyno run and pulling the best result from a series of power pulls. For starters, the Supra's ECU is going to adjust to compensate for a difference in air pressure, so a 20hp gain might only happen once, but we'll dig into that further down. What we want to cover first is the importance of flow and reducing restriction in the intake system.

Ideally, we want to make sure that the path from the filter to the engine to be as smooth and free-flowing as possible. This would allow for a greater volume of air to enter the engine resulting in more power.

PERFORMANCE INTAKE, FITS TOYOTA GR SUPRA 3.0L 2020+

The evolutionary process happens in stages. We humans didn't jump to the top of the intellectual food chain overnight. We had to traverse that process through plenty of less advanced stages of ourselves. Now, look at us. Ogling sports cars and figuring out the best ways to improve on them.

Our intake has evolved in stages as well, and we're now at what is essentially the final stage. No, we don't expect that our kit will become sentient and form a species of its own, but it has developed into a different kind of animal. We'll get to see just how well our new design performs on the vehicle in a later post, but for now, let's take a look at the kit's latest form.

Fresh from the rotational mold, our kit is already boasting a much more streamlined design over the stock kit. We opted to utilize the cross-linked polyethylene for the airbox and induction tube for a construction that can stand up to the heat produced under the hood. Having no

PERFORMANCE INTAKE, FITS TOYOTA GR SUPRA 3.0L 2020+

Evolution is the gradual development of something from a simple to a more complex form over time. Much like the fish that first scraped their way from the primordial ooze to eventually develop into the complex creatures that we are today, the Supra also had humble beginnings. Starting as just a sportier trim level on the Celica, the Supra has grown to fit into its rightful spot in the automotive food chain. Even today, the Supra is still adapting to its environment and developing a better breathing apparatus.

Unlike those prehistoric fish, we have technology on our side to reduce the evolutionary process from a few million years to a few million seconds. Ye gets the design process started by extracting the stock air intake from our Supra for a combination of initial tasks, with the first being our flow bench testing.

PERFORMANCE INTAKE, FITS TOYOTA GR SUPRA 3.0L 2020+

As the legendary namesakes in the automotive world live on, they are forced to evolve with the industry. That old saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" doesn't exactly sit well with the Toyota and BMW tag team, especially when it came to the Supra's resurrection. Yes, there is no arguing that the 2JZ-GTE was (and still is) a powerhouse of an engine, but the B58 more than fills the shoes left vacant for the last 18 years. While the car evolves, the formula stays the same. Strong, punchy turbo, straight-six in the front sending all the power to the rear wheels, and a mod-crazy driver in the middle.

More power is always on the enthusiast's mind, with the intake usually being first on the list. Intake systems can be a little stuffy from the factory and are designed to keep the volume down. Under the hood of the A90 Supra, we found the same theme, but noticed some room to improve. Before we dig into our overhaul in the next post, we needed