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Mercedes CLA45 AMG Intake R&D, Part 3: Product Testing and Results

Posted: May 07, 2015

Categories: Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Intake 2014+

Tags: turbo, teammishi, mishimoto, mercedes, intercooler, intake, featured, benz, amg

Interested in picking up our Mercedes CLA45 intake system? Check out our product page for more details.

Mishimoto Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Performance Air Intake

Inlet Tube Test Component Fabrication

Time for the fun part, dyno testing! Before putting the AMG on our dyno, we needed to make a quick adjustment for our tests. As mentioned in our previous posts, we created the inlet tube with our 3D printer for this intake, but with the close proximity of this component to the exhaust and turbocharger, we were a bit concerned with it melting or deforming during our dyno runs. We decided to fabricate an aluminum prototype to better handle the heat.

We started with some aluminum pipe and our template 3D-printed design.

The Mishimoto 2nd-Generation Cummins Intercooler, Part 3: Prototype Evaluation and Test Fit

Posted: May 04, 2015

Categories: Dodge Ram 5.9L Diesel Intercooler 1994-2002

Tags: turbo, teammishi, ram, muddin, mishimoto, merica, intercooler, holset, featured, dodge, diesel, 4x4, 3500, 2500

Interested in picking up our 2nd Gen Cummins intercooler or intercooler pipe kit? Check out the product pages linked below!

Dodge 5.9L Cummins Intercooler

Dodge 5.9L Cummins Intercooler Pipe & Boot Kit

Mishimoto intercooler dyno testing

We included a teaser shot of our prototype cooler toward the end of our last update. Now it is time to provide a more in-depth look at our intercooler.

Mercedes CLA45 AMG Intake R&D, Part 2: Full Prototype Fabrication

Posted: April 29, 2015

Categories: Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Intake 2014+

Tags: turbo, teammishi, mishimoto, mercedes, intercooler, intake, featured, benz, amg

Interested in picking up our Mercedes CLA45 intake system? Check out our product page for more details.

Mishimoto Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Performance Air Intake

Mishimoto intake 3D render

When we last left off we had finished the evaluation of the stock intake system, and the design of our prototype had commenced. Our first component is the turbocharger inlet tube, which mounts to the compressor inlet. Check out a few shots of our 3D-printed design!

Inlet Tube

A New BMW F30 Performance Intake, Part 1: Stock Intake and Initial Fabrication

Posted: April 24, 2015

Categories: BMW 3-Series F30 Intake 2012+

Tags: turbo, teammishi, n26, mishimoto, mishi, featured, f30, directinjection, #bmw, #bimmer

Interested in purchasing our F30 intake system? Check out our product page for more information!

Mishimoto BMW F30 Performance Intake!

BMW F30 on dyno

After wrapping up some loose ends with our E36 and E46 projects, it was time to turn our attention to one of the new offerings from BMW. The 4-cylinder turbo N20/N26 caught our eye as a very interesting new engine, and we decided to bring one into the shop for an initial look at the vehicle and to begin developing a few products for this chassis.

Stock Intake System

Before pulling out the welder and aluminum, we needed to evaluate the stock intake system to determine our game

Developing A N54 Catch Can Solution, Part 3: Final Design and Features

Posted: April 23, 2015

Categories: BMW 1-Series E8X 135i Catch Can 2008-2010, BMW 1M Catch Can 2011, BMW 3-Series E9X 335is Catch Can 2011, BMW 3-Series E9X 335i/xi Catch Can 2007-2010

Tags: turbo, teammishi, n55, n54, mishimoto, mishi, featured, directinjection, #e90, #bmw, #bimmer, #335i, #135i

Interested in picking up our N54 oil catch can system? Check out more details on our product page linked below!

BMW N54 Baffled Oil Catch Can Kit

After selecting a catch can location and fabricating a mounting bracket, we needed to fully install the can/bracket combo and begin putting together a set of CCV lines to complete our kit.

Catch Can Lid

Before doing so, the functional prototype of our catch can lid arrived for evaluation by our team. Check it out!

Mishimoto CNC-machined catch can lid

Drop Intake Temperatures. Drop Track Times. Drop Jaws. The Ultimate Guide For Intercooler Selection!

Posted: April 22, 2015

Categories: Technical Articles

Tags: turbo, teammishi, team mishi, mishimoto, intercooler, featured, dynojet, diesel, cooling, CAC

What intercooler should I get? Is this a good intercooler? What horsepower gains will I see with this intercooler? Is a universal intercooler right for me? We all see these questions on Internet message boards, and we even hear them in friendly discussions with fellow car folk. Instead of responding with a face palm, we need your help to educate the masses on how an intercooler works. Knowing what makes a great intercooler great is powerful knowledge that can help you select the best cooler for your project.

The goal of this article is to explain intercooler systems, designs, features, and testing procedures, so that you can more easily select the intercooler that meets your needs. Don’t be that guy with a massive front-mount intercooler on a completely bone-stock vehicle complaining about boost lag. Check out the guide below to educate yourself, your friends, relatives, maybe even that guy at work claiming his three-fifty will blow the

Does The WRX Need An Upgraded Intercooler? Part 6: Air Shroud Design and Testing

Posted: April 10, 2015

Categories: Subaru WRX Top-Mount Intercooler 2015+

Tags: wrx, turbo, track, top-mount, teammishi, subaru, scca, oil, mishimoto, Intercooler 2015+ 2015, intercooler, heat, featured, fa20dit

Interested in purchasing our 2015 WRX top-mount intercooler kit? Check out more details on our product page linked below!

Mishimoto Subaru WRX Performance Top-Mount Intercooler and Charge-Pipe System

As noted in our previous post, we decided to design a shroud that would channel airflow more efficiently through the core of our intercooler. Because our cooler features a larger footprint, the stock air shroud directs flow to only a portion of the core. Opening up this airflow to the entire core should result in even greater temperature reductions than we saw during our first round of testing.

Stock Intercooler Shroud

First, let's take a look at the stock shroud as Steve removes it from our test vehicle. Here is what you will see under the hood of your WRX.

Mercedes CLA45 AMG Intake R&D, Part 1: Stock System and Initial Prototyping

Posted: April 03, 2015

Categories: Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Intake 2014+

Tags: turbo, teammishi, mishimoto, mercedes, intercooler, intake, featured, benz, amg

Interested in picking up our Mercedes CLA45 intake system? Check out our product page for more details.

Mishimoto Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Performance Air Intake

CLA45 AMG in shop

We put out feelers on a variety of forums and through our vendor channel, and we received numerous offers from vehicle owners. We eventually worked out a schedule with the gracious owner of this vehicle and set to work developing our first component for the AMG.

A New Mishimoto BRZ/FR-S Intake, Part 1: Reasoning and Prototyping

Posted: April 01, 2015

Categories: Subaru BRZ Intake V2 2013+, Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S Intake V2 2013+

Tags: teammishi, subaru, scion, performance, oil, mishimoto, intake, gt86, fr-s, featured, fa20, dynojet, coldair, brz

Interested in purchasing our new BRZ/FR-S intake system? Check out more details on our product page linked below!

Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S Performance Air Intake

Another Intake?

Wait " Mishimoto already has an intake for the BRZ/FR-S. Why design a second one? As this question crosses your mind, we can provide a simple explanation.

We have had great success with our existing cold-air intake system for this chassis, and the feedback from our customer base has been fantastic.

After listening to our customers both directly and through web forums, we concluded that a second intake design was necessary for a completely different set of customers. Here are a few plans for our new design.

Engine-bay mounted, stock-appearing airbox setup
Easy installation and filter servicing
Fits with Mishimoto

The Mishimoto 2nd-Generation Cummins Intercooler, Part 2: Factory Cooler Data and Mishimoto Design

Posted: March 25, 2015

Categories: Dodge Ram 5.9L Diesel Intercooler 1994-2002

Tags: turbo, teammishi, ram, muddin, mishimoto, merica, intercooler, holset, featured, dodge, diesel, 4x4, 3500, 2500

Interested in picking up our 2nd Gen Cummins intercooler or intercooler pipe kit? Check out the product pages linked below!

Dodge 5.9L Cummins Intercooler

Dodge 5.9L Cummins Intercooler Pipe & Boot Kit

Cummins factory intercooler

The factory inlet/outlet portions of this intercooler are quite interesting. They are shaped to route around the radiator support; however, this has a significant impact on the airflow through this part of the cooler. This bottleneck cannot be eliminated unless users want to grab the Sawzall and shred some steel. We will be

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Interested in picking up our Mercedes CLA45 intake system? Check out our product page for more details.

Inlet Tube Test Component Fabrication

Interested in picking up our 2nd Gen Cummins intercooler or intercooler pipe kit? Check out the product pages linked below!

Interested in picking up our Mercedes CLA45 intake system? Check out our product page for more details.

Inlet Tube

Interested in purchasing our F30 intake system? Check out our product page for more information!

Interested in picking up our N54 oil catch can system? Check out more details on our product page linked below!

Interested in purchasing our 2015 WRX top-mount intercooler kit? Check out more details on our product page linked below!

Interested in picking up our Mercedes CLA45 intake system? Check out our product page for more details.

Interested in purchasing our new BRZ/FR-S intake system? Check out more details on our product page linked below!

Another Intake?

Interested in picking up our 2nd Gen Cummins intercooler or intercooler pipe kit? Check out the product pages linked below!

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