Absolutely. I was getting broader than just intercoolers (charge pipes, downpipes, etc.) but you're very correct.
We're developing a few Mustang intercoolers (race and street are coming soon!) and have worked closely this past year or so with a large, well-known manufacturer who focuses on other vehicle platforms. We've seen quite a few examples, but here are some I've seen first-hand:
As I said, I did not have a Mishi on hand to compare in person but I did examine a number of internet photos and videos of the Mishi and the one I got was visibly identical.We're developing a few Mustang intercoolers (race and street are coming soon!) and have worked closely this past year or so with a large, well-known manufacturer who focuses on other vehicle platforms. We've seen quite a few examples, but here are some I've seen first-hand:
This one flies around the BMW forums a lot from a manufacturer who obviously didn't list the intercooler in this condition, but the user received it like this:
Closer to the community, this comes from a member on the other EcoBoost Mustang forums in a thread about "super cheap intercooler found":
No failures. The one I got my hands on was heavy as hell. Probably 10 pounds heavier than my current FFTEC unit with the Garrett core of the same size. It worked ok, better than stock which is not to say much. It dropped charge temps under load like an upgraded IC should, but also heat soaked a lot quicker. Glad its gone. Our heat indexes are still near 100 and its October. Its way too hot down here to cheap out on an intercooler in my opinion.
Im in NY, heat is an issue for 2-2 1/2 months. I put the unit in early August and temps were down 25 deg, right about what you'd expect from a Mishi.
True. You still run the risk with the quality of the core and metals in the composition of the unit, though, as a poster said above. I agree that it's less of a safety issue on a car than bike but at the end of the day, it's still money that needs to be spent on another was the point. Also, I wasn't showing the weld at the inlet/outlet, just how they cut it short. The welds are and still will be at the same place on every intercooler - the end-tanks to the unit.
There are many, many, many smarter and more experienced people than me who can discuss this topic but I have read from some of those people that if your not upgrading your turbo and block etc to make big HP #s than going to the significantly larger FMIC is actually detrimental to performance. Hopefully one of those people can add to this discussion.
You will see significant improvement with anything replacing the stock IC. As others (and I) have stated in this thread and others the issue you have with those types of IC's are:
If you are sticking with OTS tune, CPE Street IC's more than plenty. CPE claims up to 500WHP for that IC and it was plenty for my FBO+WMI+turbo upgrade+custom tune. I recently switched to ETS, only because I ran out of things to mod, there was a Black Friday sale, and I eventually plan on going with a built motor.
