This is how I view it. In my opinion, it has seemingly made the PRL B&P intercooler redundant. Chalk the increased price up to the weight loss, people have paid more $$$$ for less weight reduction (I'm comparing to the PRL B&P, not the stocker.).
So I’m Cuban. And growing up we’d always get into friendly banter with the Puerto Rican homies and them with us. We’d argue over who had their flag first and who switched the colors. (Puerto Ricans actually got it first and Cuba just flipped the colors). Is now a bad time to accuse your customer of stealing our flag?
Also. Super respectable runs. Especially on a “pos turbo 4 banger”
Congrats...Received in a few weeks after ordering instead of having to wait until a May 2026 ETA. Any initial thoughts/comments after switching from the PRL B&P to the HKS T&F?
PRL bar and plate vs HKS tube and fin
Interesting and thank you for sharing. The end tank size obviously does not match with the core itself...Is it a legitimate HKS part that you received?Thank you! Have a few things to say.
PRL’s intercoolers finish and overall quality are top notch. The nice big welds, the big billet end tanks give a slight noise increase and it’s a big strong unit that can handle debris.
The bad, the PRL gave the car about a 200-300 rpm boost lag because of its size. Also I could barely see through it, the PLATES are HUGE, the FINS are SMALL which for sure affected airflow to the radiator.
HKS has pretty thin welds, the intercooler seems like a Frankenstein build, the end tanks stick out about a half inch on either side of core, the fins are thin and stick out a couple millimeters from the core.
The good, you can see straight through the HKS Intercooler, the fins are a lot taller and wider space, the bars are thinner. The end tanks are also noticeably smaller and the spool is similar to OEM.
I will know more tomorrow on my 100 mile round trip to work and back whether temps are down noticeably.
Here are screenshots of videos in the same spot.
