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  1. Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 1: Project Introduction

    Mishimoto 2010-2012 Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler, Part 1: Project Introduction

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

    Mishimoto Dodge 6.7L Cummins Intercooler

    Mishimoto joined the diesel world around 16 months ago, and since that time we have been providing unmatched cooling protection and performance for Powerstroke, Cummins, and Duramax engines. Using our knowledge and experience in the development of products for sport compact and European vehicles, our team is able to design, enhance, test, and manufacture a variety of beneficial components for your truck. We already carry a slew of products for Dodge Cummins trucks, including the following:

    • Aluminum Radiators, 1989-2009
    • Performance Intercoolers, 2003-2009
    • Silicone Radiator Hose Kits, 1994-2010
    • Factory-Fit Silicone Intercooler Boot Kits, 1994-2012
    • Aluminum Intercooler Pipe and Boot Kits, 2003-2009

    We currently

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  2. Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi Front-Mount Intercooler Kit, Part 3: Intercooler Prototype Introduction and Test Fitting

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi Front-Mount Intercooler Kit, Part 3: Intercooler Prototype Introduction and Test Fitting

    Interested in purchasing our Subaru WRX or STi intercooler kit? Check out more details on our product pages linked below!

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi Front-Mount Intercooler, 2001-2007

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX Front-Mount Intercooler, 2008-2014

    Mishimoto Subaru STi Front-Mount Intercooler, 2008-2014

    Time to take a quick look at our cooler and see how it fits with our test vehicles. First, a quick overview of the cooler itself. Check out our first prototype!

    Mishimoto prototype intercooler
    Mishimoto prototype intercooler
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  3. Mishimoto BMW E30/E36 X-Line Radiator, Part 1: Product Introduction

    Mishimoto BMW E30/E36 X-Line Radiator, Part 1: Product Introduction

    Interested in purchasing this BMW E30/E36 aluminum radiator? Check out the product page for more information!

    Mishimoto BMW E30/E36 X-Line Performance Aluminum Radiator

    Mishimoto is well known for providing innovative products for vehicles new and old. Our last few months have been dedicated to product development for the new 2015 Subaru WRX, which features a vast amount of changes from the previous generation. Along with these projects, we decided to go back to an older chassis and develop a brand new product for the E30/E36 BMW. We are huge BMW enthusiasts here, myself included, and we have found a gap in the radiator options for the late model E30 and E36 models. We have had great success with our current performance aluminum radiator for the E36. Our current offering is a perfect option for those who need an upgrade in the reliability department. The factory radiator is extremely prone

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  4. Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi FMIC Kit, Part 2: Initial Intercooler Design

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi FMIC Kit, Part 2: Initial Intercooler Design

    Interested in purchasing our Subaru WRX or STi intercooler kit? Check out more details on our product pages linked below!

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi Front-Mount Intercooler, 2001-2007

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX Front-Mount Intercooler, 2008-2014

    Mishimoto Subaru STi Front-Mount Intercooler, 2008-2014

    Time to start designing the basic dimensions of our intercooler! As mentioned in the previous post, this cooler would need to fit with all chassis if possible. Luckily we had a few of these vehicles as shop cars. First up, we pulled our 03 Bugeye Wagon into the shop and began taking a look at the space we had available in order to throw a huge core behind the bumper. Up on the lift she went and the bumper came off to reveal what we were working with.

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  5. Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi FMIC Kit, Part 1: Product Goals/Plans

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi FMIC Kit, Part 1: Product Goals/Plans

    Interested in purchasing our Subaru WRX or STi intercooler kit? Check out more details on our product pages linked below!

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX/STi Front-Mount Intercooler, 2001-2007

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX Front-Mount Intercooler, 2008-2014

    Mishimoto Subaru STi Front-Mount Intercooler, 2008-2014

    Mishimoto prototype intercooler installed on GR STI

    Modifying your Subaru can be quite a slippery slope, especially when this wonderful pastime turns from a hobby to an obsession. Luckily, the enthusiast community is huge and always ready to provide support (or laughter), even when your fully

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  6. Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Direct-Fit Oil Cooler Kit, Part 5: Final Data Review

    Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Direct-Fit Oil Cooler Kit, Part 5: Final Data Review

    Interested in purchasing this E46 oil cooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Oil Cooler Kit

    Mishimoto E46 M3 Oil Cooler Kit

    The results are in and they are exactly what we expected! This cooler provided huge gains in cooling efficiency. Let's take a look at the data we compiled. First up is the core volume comparison.

    Core volume comparison
    Core volume comparison

    As you can see, the Mishimoto oil cooler provides a huge increase in total core volume. The

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  7. Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Direct-Fit Oil Cooler Kit, Part 4: Cooler Installation and Data Collection

    Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Direct-Fit Oil Cooler Kit, Part 4: Cooler Installation and Data Collection

    Interested in purchasing this E46 oil cooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Oil Cooler Kit

    Time to see if this cooler can make a significant impact on fluid temperatures. As before, we borrowed a test fit vehicle from the folks over at Open Road Tuning. Once we had the car on the lift, we removed the factory cooler lines and spliced our temperature sensors into the stock lines so we could collect inlet and outlet fluid temperatures.

    Temperature sensors installed
    Temperature sensors installed

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  8. Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Direct-Fit Oil Cooler Kit, Part 3: Cooler Comparison and Adapter Installation

    Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Direct-Fit Oil Cooler Kit, Part 3: Cooler Comparison and Adapter Installation

    Interested in purchasing this E46 oil cooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Oil Cooler Kit

    Welcome to our third installment of the build! We are nearing the completion of this project, with only some final test fitting necessary and data collection to ensure that this product performs to our standards. First, take a look at the Mishimoto oil cooler compared to the stock unit.

    Mishimoto prototype oil cooler (right) and stock oil cooler (left)
    Mishimoto prototype oil cooler (right) and stock oil cooler (left)

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  9. Mishimoto 2015 Subaru WRX Thermostatic Oil Cooler Kit, Part 1: Product Introduction and Reasoning

    Mishimoto 2015 Subaru WRX Thermostatic Oil Cooler Kit, Part 1: Product Introduction and Reasoning

    Interested in purchasing our thermostatic WRX oil cooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Subaru WRX Oil Cooler Kit

    After releasing our most recent direct-fit oil cooler kit for the 2015 Subaru WRX, questions from our fan base and online communities began to fill our inboxes. Our kit included all necessary components for installation and placed a large 19-row oil cooler in the front grille area. We saw huge gains in cooling performance for this particular setup, with decreases of over 25°F. This project was extremely successful and we anticipated that our customers would be very pleased with the performance. The primary concern with a portion of enthusiasts was low fluid temperatures. This kit was designed with a vehicle-specific oil sandwich plate that sat on top of the factory oil cooler/warmer.

    This was a truly unique design, however the one feature this component lacked was an

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  10. Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Direct-Fit Oil Cooler Kit, Part 2: Cooler Design and Prototyping

    Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Direct-Fit Oil Cooler Kit, Part 2: Cooler Design and Prototyping

    Interested in purchasing this E46 oil cooler? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto BMW E46 M3 Oil Cooler Kit

    Our team now had a functioning oil line adapter to convert from the stock oil filter housing to -AN fittings. Now we would be able to move forward with designing the actual heat exchanger for our kit. We reached out to a few of our local friends and sourced this Oxford green example!

    Test vehicle on lift
    Test vehicle on lift

    Our friend Andrew at Open Road Tuning was kind enough to loan his vehicle for a week of development! First we tore off the stock cooler to get a look at what kind of space we had to work with.

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