What's in the Box (Heat Sink)??? FL5 Turbo Inlet Pipe Uncovered.

[Tickle]

You would think some of the discussions in Japanese on youtube would've discussed it.

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[zeroptzero]

It really has a valve cover like design to it with the shape and use of the large bolts, and like it has an outer seal running around the circumference. It must open up to reveal something, just what is anyone's guess. They would not have gone to all of those design features to have it be nothing, as it could have been done much cheaper and easier otherwise.

 

[shimin-gata R]

I think it’s a liquid cooled chamber to make the intake air cooler since the turbo housing is directly underneath it.

Honda added a air intake temp gauge to the gauge cluster to compliment it.

 

[randomFL5guy]

I think it’s a liquid cooled chamber to make the intake air cooler since the turbo housing is directly underneath it.

Honda added a air intake temp gauge to the gauge cluster to compliment it.

I feel like that seems unlikely since there’s no hoses going in or out of it, also since it’s before the turbo, coolant temps would likely be hotter than intake air at that point.

 

[Vincent@27WON]

I think it’s a liquid cooled chamber to make the intake air cooler since the turbo housing is directly underneath it.

Honda added a air intake temp gauge to the gauge cluster to compliment it.

Since its pre-turbo likely not cooling air. But will find out.

 

[TheCanadian]

Maybe it makes a nice vtec whoosh sound

 

[Whitboy82]

I think it’s a liquid cooled chamber to make the intake air cooler since the turbo housing is directly underneath it.

Honda added a air intake temp gauge to the gauge cluster to compliment it.

Pretty sure in The Late Brake show, they looked and found no piping or hoses connected to it anywhere, because they were curious too. I think it’s just some kind of plenum.

 

[MrB]

Has no one worked this out yet?

 

[Vincent@27WON]

Has no one worked this out yet?

No one has the cars yet lol. Eager to get ours.

 

[MrB]

No one has the cars yet lol. Eager to get ours.

Fair comment!

 

[CTR]

After hearing about the redesigned turbo blades in the release today I think there is a chance this is some sort of flow tuning component of the cold side of the turbocharger. Maybe they can actively change the shape of fins inside this plate to alter the orientation of the air entering the turbocharger.

I would imagine that this could be another variable you could change to optimize torque across the RPM range.

 

[Vincent@27WON]

After hearing about the redesigned turbo blades in the release today I think there is a chance this is some sort of flow tuning component of the cold side of the turbocharger. Maybe they can actively change the shape of fins inside this plate to alter the orientation of the air entering the turbocharger.

I would imagine that this could be another variable you could change to optimize torque across the RPM range.

That would be interesting. Sounds fancy though, like maybe to fancy for a Civic, but who knows.

 

[fenix-silver]

I still think it's a place to just heat up a hot pocket.

 

[ILX6SPEED]

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[zeroptzero]

^ Based on that pic I say passive cooling, the plate is removable and there is a cavity under it, but it does not seem to enter the charge pipe and the charge pipe is sealed off from that cavity. A decorative plate, that may have some relation to the hood extraction vent, maybe some rain water and air deflection properties along with passive cooling. Thanks for posting.

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