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  1. Got Trucks, Got Jeeps (VOL 2.) - Catch Can R&D Part 2: Gunk In The System

    Got Trucks, Got Jeeps (VOL 2.) - Catch Can R&D Part 2: Gunk In The System

    Our engineering department has made some great strides in completing this catch can design as they have reached the final R&D stages. Overall strength and can rigidity were primary design goals for the kit, as we are aware of the rough and tough off-road lives many of these Wranglers live. We want to be sure that once you install this can on your car, it will stay put, no matter what rigorous environment you take your JK Wrangler through.

    Bracketry starts with precise design and component fabrication. Our engineers had to be sure that our bracket would effortlessly hold our 2oz catch cans without any damage-inducing stress. In our last update, we left off with some of the cool tech we planned to use. The first tool we used was our FARO Design ScanArm.

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  2. Got Trucks, Got Jeeps (VOL. 1) - Catch Can R&D Part 1: The 3.8L Stock System

    Got Trucks, Got Jeeps (VOL. 1) - Catch Can R&D Part 1: The 3.8L Stock System

    Do you know the origin of the term Jeep? Some say that during WWII, these vehicles were referred to as General Purpose vehicles, and soldiers began slurring the acronym, G.P., into Jeep, hence its name today (there's a similar story behind the term Humvee). Others say that the name was derived from the popular cartoon character, Eugene the Jeep, from when the Popeye show aired back in the 1940's. Eugene the Jeep was a "go anywhere, do anything" type character, and interestingly enough, the US government had a contract sent out to several automotive manufacturers requesting a vehicle to replace the horse that was able to go anywhere and do anything. Are we going to try and debunk this once-and-for-all? No, I'm no historian. While there is still a lot of background I can go into there, this is a blog about awesome vehicle product development, so let's get to it.

    We already know that the Jeep name is synonymous with utility. Their notoriety soared for being the go-to service

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  3. Blow-By Verified - Oil Catch Can R&D, Part 1: That's A Lot of Oil

    Blow-By Verified - Oil Catch Can R&D, Part 1: That's A Lot of Oil

    What do carbon-deposit caked valves, decreased fuel economy, oily intake tracts and inefficient combustion all have in common? The resulting effects of engine oil blow-by. During combustion, the top side of the piston forces combusted gasses, with remnants of fuel and oil past the piston rings, and into the crankcase. This would force the crankcase to become pressurized without some sort of relief, so the content of what enters the crankcase exits the system through a positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) system and gets recycled through the engine via the intake tract.

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    Our shop Ram getting ready to go under the knife

    You may have heard of a device called an air oil separator or AOS. These devices tap into your PCV routing system

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  4. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 5: Testing Results and Project Conclusion

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 5: Testing Results and Project Conclusion

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins Intercooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler

    Finally, the results are in! The testing of our 2010-2012 Cummins Performance Intercooler is complete. After months of development and weeks of testing, our team was extremely excited to crunch the numbers to see how our cooler compared to the stock unit. Before we jump into the actual data pulled from our dyno pulls, we will first compare the physical attributes of the Mishimoto cooler to the stock unit.

    Intercooler Physical Comparison

    First, our comparison of overall thicknesses of the stock and Mishimoto cores. This difference was displayed in an earlier post where we showed the actual measurements.

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  5. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Performance Aluminum Radiator, Part 4: Physical Comparison, Testing Explanation, and Project Close

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Performance Aluminum Radiator, Part 4: Physical Comparison, Testing Explanation, and Project Close

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins radiator? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Aluminum Radiator

    Alright, it is finally time to see how our engineering team did with the development of this product! First, we measured the physical properties of the Mishimoto radiator compared to the factory radiator. Our first chart highlights the most common selling feature of a performance radiator: core thickness.

    Mishimoto vs. factory radiator core thickness
    Mishimoto vs. factory radiator core thickness

    We squeezed out as much additional core thickness as possible without causing any fitment concerns with factory

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  6. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 4: Prototype Intercooler Testing

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 4: Prototype Intercooler Testing

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins Intercooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler

    Time to see how efficient our cooler design is! We would be pulling our test truck onto our Dynojet to collect the data needed to evaluate the intercooler fully. Check out the conditions of our testing procedure below!

    Testing Conditions

    Vehicle: 2010 Dodge Ram 6.7L Cummins, Automatic Transmission, Performance Air Intake, Exhaust Modifications, Tune

    Ambient Temperature: 70°F-76°F

    Sensors: PLX Devices with Temperature sensors on both the intercooler inlet and outlet

    Process: 6th-gear pulls from 1,800 rpm to 3,200 rpm, with

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  7. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Performance Aluminum Radiator, Part 3: Prototype Installation

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Performance Aluminum Radiator, Part 3: Prototype Installation

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins radiator? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Aluminum Radiator

    Time to install our prototype radiator into a test vehicle to make sure that it fits perfectly. Luckily, we were able to check fitment on the same donor vehicle we used for our last round of testing. Once the truck rolled into the shop, we quickly installed our prototype radiator shown at the end of our last post. Check out a few shots taken during the installation process!

    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins radiator prototype installed
    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins radiator prototype installed

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  8. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 3: Prototype Intercooler Evaluation and Installation

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 3: Prototype Intercooler Evaluation and Installation

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins Intercooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler

    Our prototype intercooler is ready to go! Let's take a quick peek at what our engineers designed!

    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins intercooler prototype
    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins intercooler prototype

    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins intercooler prototype
    Mishimoto 6.7L Cummins intercooler prototype

    First impressions, this

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  9. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Performance Aluminum Radiator, Part 2: Factory Radiator Data Collection and Prototype Development

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Performance Aluminum Radiator, Part 2: Factory Radiator Data Collection and Prototype Development

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins radiator? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Aluminum Radiator

    Now that we had our project objectives outlined, we could bring in a vehicle to begin the first stage of product development. After checking with our local contacts, we were able to locate the 2010 6.7L you see below!

    2010 6.7L Cummins test vehicle
    2010 6.7L Cummins test vehicle

    A big thank you to the owner of this truck! Take a look under the hood. This truck was equipped with some basic bolt-on modifications.

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  10. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 2: Prototype Intercooler Design

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 2: Prototype Intercooler Design

    Interested in purchasing this Cummins Intercooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler

    Time to design an intercooler! Our first step toward this goal was to remove the intercooler so we could collect all the data points we needed. All front-end components were then removed from the truck to provide access.

    Factory 6.7L components removed
    Factory 6.7L components removed

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