Charge Pipe upgrades/Intercooler upgrade CTR

[MERAKIAUTOWORKS]

Tune is not needed.

Any reason you don't like the PRL route? its our best seller and we have plenty in stock.

-Josh

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[believe]

Tune is not needed.

Any reason you don't like the PRL route? its our best seller and we have plenty in stock.

-Josh

No reason, just my thought process is HKS has to solid aluminum tubes, which would help with air being smoother into the engine. And that HKS logo is super

 

[Jack90210]

Definitely moving more air and cooler temps needs a tune. I'm learning, thanks for your patience!

Sort of, but it's not exactly that.

A higher-capacity intercooler will increase the *density* of the incoming air by lowering its temperature, and any power gains that we see from it are a result of the increased density (because more fuel can be burned with denser air). This bump in power that an intercooler upgrade in an untuned vehicle provides is modest relative to the increase in power that a tune will provide.

A tuned car generally makes its power increases by raising the boost levels. Boost = pressurized air; in order to generate this higher pressure, more work (a thermodynamics definition) has to be done to this air, which raises its temperature. The higher temperatures of the charge air can exceed the capacity of the stock intercooler to cool the air sufficiently, so a larger intercooler is often recommended (or even required) after a tune, in order to better utilize the increased amount of boost.

Also, intercoolers (and all other heat exchangers) become more efficient as the temperature differential increases (see Newton's Law Of Cooling), so while a larger intercooler might provide only a moderate power increase at stock boost levels, the same intercooler might afford a much greater power increase at higher (tuned) boost levels.

Hope that helps!

 

[believe]

Sort of, but it's not exactly that.

A higher-capacity intercooler will increase the *density* of the incoming air by lowering its temperature, and any power gains that we see from it are a result of the increased density (because more fuel can be burned with denser air). This bump in power that an intercooler upgrade in an untuned vehicle provides is modest relative to the increase in power that a tune will provide.

A tuned car generally makes its power increases by raising the boost levels. Boost = pressurized air; in order to generate this higher pressure, more work (a thermodynamics definition) has to be done to this air, which raises its temperature. The higher temperatures of the charge air can exceed the capacity of the stock intercooler to cool the air sufficiently, so a larger intercooler is often recommended (or even required) after a tune, in order to better utilize the increased amount of boost.

Also, intercoolers (and all other heat exchangers) become more efficient as the temperature differential increases (see Newton's Law Of Cooling), so while a larger intercooler might provide only a moderate power increase at stock boost levels, the same intercooler might afford a much greater power increase at higher (tuned) boost levels.

Hope that helps!

Absolutely spectacular. You itched the scientific part of my brain for sure!

 

[TypeRbuilder]

Definitely moving more air and cooler temps needs a tune. I'm learning, thanks for your patience!

Well, sure, you can add a tune, but it’s not required. It will add a little bit more power on its own. But it makes a tune work better.

 

[Jack90210]

Absolutely spectacular. You itched the scientific part of my brain for sure!

Glad to hear it -- some people want the details, and some don't, ha.

 

[DVH]

Just picked up HKS intercooler with piping kit. Sitting in my basement, not installed yet. First I've heard of the hard pipes being a disadvantage due to engine moving. Once installed, I'll report back if this is true.

 

[believe]

Just picked up HKS intercooler with piping kit. Sitting in my basement, not installed yet. First I've heard of the hard pipes being a disadvantage due to engine moving. Once installed, I'll report back if this is true.

Please!

 

[DVH]

Please!

It is soo nice though, some jdm goodness!

 

[Unity Performance]

I don’t have pictures of the charge pipes on my phone at the moment, but we did install the HKS Charge Pipes along with the HKS Intercooler on our Red tester car.

HKS Charge Pipes are easier to install on the FL5 than they are on the FK8 since there’s more room in the engine bay, especially at the front. So far there’s 9 customers of ours with full kits over the last year, and I haven’t had any emails come my way saying they’re experiencing any fitment issues or boost leaks.

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