Although turbocharged engines are awesome and provide lots of tunability, power, and great driving experience, they aren’t perfect. When you compress air, it hears up. The turbocharger is already very hot, as super hot exhaust gases power it, so the air compressed air coming out of the turbocharger is very hot. Hot is less dense than cold air and also much more likely to cause detonation during the compression stroke. The job of the intercooler is to cool this super hot air to an acceptable level before pushing it into the engine.
Most factory intercoolers do a good job at bringing charge air temperatures down to a reasonable level before it enters the engine, but with a bigger and more efficient intercooler, you can increase power. That HKS, a world famous JDM vehicle tuner, has just released their new intercooler for the FK8 Civic Type R which features delivers double the volume of the stock intercooler. With that larger volume, the intercooler is much better at cooling the charge air temps. The result? Lower and more consistent charge air temperatures even on high-speed pulls or in tuned FK8s with higher boost levels.
If you have any questions about the HKS Intercooler Piping for FK8 Civic Type R or would like to purchase it, please do not hesitate to contact us. We can be reached by phone at 1.480.966.3040 or via email at sales@vividracing.com.
