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Completing the Package - Intercooler Piping R&D: Coming in Hot

Posted: July 31, 2017

Categories: Ford Focus ST Intercooler Pipes

Tags: turbo, mkIII, intercooler, hatch, FWD, fost, ford, FOCUS ST, charge pipes, boost

Fresh off the assembly line comes our prototype intercooler pipes for the 2013+ Ford Focus ST. In the last update, I reviewed the stock piping, our 3D printed prototypes, and mildly teased what the final version of this kit will look like, so it's time for a full reveal. Let's go through some of the design features and performance numbers that have resulted from this project.

Hot-side intercooler pipes

The hot-side kit will have a solid aluminum center section with silicone couplers attached to the turbo and intercooler outlet. It fits nicely around the engine oil pan and is mounted with brackets to keep it in place. However, a balance between flexibility and rigidity is important, which is why the couplers are long.

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Mission In-Pipe-Sible - Intercooler Piping R&D, Part 3: The Hot Side

Posted: June 08, 2017

Categories: Ford Focus RS Intercooler Piping 2016+

Tags: trubo, ptu, intercooler, hot side, ford focus rs, ford, charge pipes, boost, awd, 2.3l ecoboost

I've said it before and I'll say it again: paying attention to details is a crucial part of life. Leading professionals are gurus at doing so in their respective fields. A good chef can wade through the already heavy seasoning in something like a gumbo and tell if there is too much or too little garlic by doing a simple taste test. A good fabricator can easily tell a MIG from a TIG weld by simply watching the arc on the metal (with the proper eyewear of course). And a good tuner can tell if something as elusive as timing is off, even in the slightest, on an engine they regularly tune just by listening to it.

If you want to be the best in your field, pay close attention to little details. It's what will set you apart from the rest of the pack. Our engineering department has honed their skills in noticing the details. In the case of our 2016 Ford Focus RS hot-side intercooler pipe, we paid close attention to airflow and noticed a problematic aspect - not with the pipe itself, but with

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Civilized Pipelines: Intercooler Piping R&D, Part 2: Fabrication Magic

Posted: April 26, 2017

Categories: Honda Civic Intercooler Pipes, 2016+

Tags: intercooler pipes, intercooler, honda civic, earth dreams, charge pipes, boost, 1.5L turbo

Enlarging charge pipes for your turbocharged engine must be a detailed and accurate process. Think about it. It's not like companies make a charge pipe kit that is well-designed, well-documented, direct-fit and requires no modification to, let's say, a twin-turbocharged LS1 V8 engine fitting 1995-1998 Nissan 240SX's. You are going to need a fabricator for that, a very good one. It will be a one-off kit specifically for the car brought into the shop, not able to be mass produced due to the unique setup.

You can't design good intercooler piping that fits a particular application for wide-scale production willy-nilly. Without the use of the proper tools, time, and R&D, the resulting product will be met with negative feedback from the surrounding automotive community. With the overall tight engine bay clearances of this 2016+ Honda Civic 1.5L Turbo, working around the space to design piping that will fit with a larger diameter than stock is a priority. Even slight miscalculations

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Hot and Cold - Intercooler Pipes R&D, Part 3: A Numbers Game

Posted: April 07, 2017

Categories: Chevrolet Camaro 2.0T Intercooler Pipes 2016+

Tags: turbo, rwd, R&D, LTG, intercooler pipes, intercooler, chevy, chevrolet, charge pipes, camaro, boost, 2.0T

When it comes to data testing, our engineering department avoids cutting corners. Each product we put on the market is vigorously tested so we can be confident our products can withstand the abuse you intend to throw at them. With the intercooler piping for the 2016 2.0T LTG engine, we have gone through the proper steps to get the data gearheads want to see.

Our engineer put our dyno and flow bench to work to see how our design stacks up. We plan to offer these intercooler pipes individually as well as a kit, so both the cold and hot-side pipes had to be tested individually. The good news is promising numbers followed.

Flow bench data for our prototype intercooler pipes

The first thing our engineer wanted to do was analyze

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charge pipes

Completing the Package - Intercooler Piping R&D: Coming in Hot

Mission In-Pipe-Sible - Intercooler Piping R&D, Part 3: The Hot Side

Civilized Pipelines: Intercooler Piping R&D, Part 2: Fabrication Magic

Hot and Cold - Intercooler Pipes R&D, Part 3: A Numbers Game