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Filtering the Right Stuff: Dry vs Oiled Air Filters

Posted: November 21, 2016

Categories: Technical Articles

Tags: oiled filter, oiled, dry filter, dry, air filter

Do you remember your first car? Your first modification? Was it an intake? I bet it was an intake. I bought my first car in high school. Watch out ladies; it was an extremely clean, pearl white, 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS (automatic and with a Bomex body kit". I was 17), and yes, the very first thing I did within a week of owning it was buy a cheap, used intake from some guy on Craigslist. It felt cool to finally own a "modded" car, and I'm sure most of the gearheads reading this can relate.

Usually, an intake is one of the first ideas that come to mind when someone starts modifying a car. Intakes are a relatively cheap, power-producing part (on most applications) and the results can usually be immediately felt and heard, especially on turbocharged applications. If you have been following this engineering blog, you may have noticed that I have been the guy writing about our performance intake development for the past year. This means that I field a lot of questions from our community

2016 Camaro SS Video Review Series, Part 3: Handling

Posted: December 30, 2015

Categories: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS Vehicle Review

Tags: v8, teammishi, ss, mishimoto, merica, meric a, lt4, lt1, lsx, intake, featured, exhaust, dyno, dynapack, camaro, 6.2l

The second segment of our video review series is up! In this video, we take you on some local back roads to test out the impressive handling characteristics of the SS. This includes:

-Overall Handling Impressions
-Steering Feel
-Tire Performance
-Electronic Rev-Match Function
-Highway Manners

Check it out!

Our next video covers some of the neat interior features found on the SS!

Thanks for watching!
-John

2016 Camaro SS Video Review Series, Part 2: On-Road Review

Posted: December 21, 2015

Categories: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS Vehicle Review

Tags: v8, teammishi, ss, mishimoto, merica, meric a, lt4, lt1, lsx, intake, featured, exhaust, dyno, dynapack, camaro, 6.2l

The second segment of our video review series is up! In this video, we take you on-board our SS for a quick drive and some basic first impressions. In this video we cover:

-Driving Modes
-Exhaust and Intake Sound
-Wide Open Throttle Pull
-Highway Manners

Check it out!

Our next video will feature some additional driving footage which highlights the handling of the SS.

Thanks for watching!
-John

2016 Camaro SS Video Review Series, Part 1: Introduction & Initial Impressions

Posted: December 11, 2015

Categories: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS Vehicle Review

Tags: v8, teammishi, ss, mishimoto, merica, meric a, lt4, lt1, lsx, intake, featured, exhaust, dyno, dynapack, camaro, 6.2l

We've started our video review series! This first segment provides some insight into our plans for both the video series as well as initial product development. In addition, we cover some standout features on the 2016 and finish it off with a neat exhaust clip.

Check it out!

Thanks for watching!

-John

Piping Hot - Exhaust R&D, Part 5: Decimating Drone

Posted: May 11, 2017

Categories: Chevrolet Camaro SS Exhaust System 2016+

Tags: lt1, exhaust, chevy, chevrolet, camaro ss

Usually, the first noticeable change people make to any car is how it sounds. As summer starts to heat up, some of us gearheads are starting to take our unicorns, endless money-pits, kind-of-finished projects, or whatever you call your ride, out of storage, or the garage. It's the season for nightly meets, hot track days and long cruises, giving you the perfect opportunity to showcase the changes you've made to your pride and joy since you put it away for the winter. Whether you replaced your catalytic converter with a high flow version, got a full, larger-diameter exhaust, or custom fabricated your own straight-pipe setup, the exhaust is the go-to modification if you want to be heard.

We know that there is a sweet middle ground many go for when modifying the exhaust. An exhaust that is too tame can be a bit of a let-down if you want some serious growl. However, an exhaust that is too aggressive can anger the neighbors, attract Johnny Law, and loudly drone on the highway - none of which

Conquering the Catch Can - Part 2: Prototype Update

Posted: December 09, 2016

Categories: Nissan Titan XD Baffled Catch Can 16+

Tags: XD, turbo, TitanXD, Titan, oil, nissan, mishimoto, featured, diesel, catchcan

If you remember from our last post about the Titan XD catch can, we ran into some challenges with the first prototype. Since our existing catch can design did not agree with the Titan, it was back to the drawing board for our lead engineer, Dan.

Updated Design

Our standard catch can when installed on the Titan was generating a code causing the truck to go into limp mode. The cause of the code stemmed from our standard catch can being too restrictive for the Titan's beefy Cummins engine. This is not surprising, given the 50 micron filter and smaller design of the can, which was originally designed for gasoline-powered cars. This catch can design functions beautifully on smaller turbo engines such as the Focus and Fiesta, as well as larger American V8s in the new-generation Camaro SS and Mustang GT. It just might not be suitable for the turbo diesel V8 in our

The Mighty Horse: What Is Horsepower?

Posted: October 28, 2016

Categories: Technical Articles

Tags: tq, torque, technical, prony brake, power, hp, horsepower, dynojet, dynapack, drift

Audiation - the ability to listen to or play music in your head without physically hearing any of it.

Just by reading notes on a page of sheet music, talented musicians can hear the music in their minds. Truly gifted musicians can hear a relatively complex piece of music played once and then repeat it, perfectly, note for note, on their preferred instrument. That's talent. It's hard to teach that to just anyone. This is the concept of audiation.

I bring up this musical analogy to illustrate a point. These skills are engrained and conceptualized deep within their psyche and motor functions just as deep as breathing or walking. We, gearheads, have our own concepts that are as commonly used and seemingly simply as notes on a page. But how often do we think about what they really mean?

Mishimoto is Dyno-mite - Our Dynojet and Dynapack Dynos

Posted: July 16, 2016

Categories: Equipment Profiles

Tags: research, R&D, performance, mishimoto, featured, dynojet, dyno, dynapack, dynamometer, development, chassis dyno, #engineering

There's nothing quite like hearing the roar of an engine mixed with the whir of rollers spinning under your wheels, all while you watch the line on the graph climb. Running a powerful car on a dynamometer (dyno) is the epitome of instant gratification for gear-heads. Here at Mishimoto, we use our dynos on a daily basis. From all-wheel-drive (AWD) hatchbacks, like the Ford Focus RS, to the high-horsepower, rear-wheel-drive Chevrolet Camaro SS, and even trucks like the Nissan Titan XD. Almost every vehicle we bring in finds itself strapped (or bolted) down to a dyno at one point or another.