HF-Series intercooler for Honda Civic Type R FK2 310 PS

This intercooler for the Honda Civic Type R Type FK is a standout product from the HF-Series range. The high-quality BNP core provides excellent cooling performance, delivering strong performance even in unfavourable conditions while remaining highly robust. It offers high resistance to heat and does not heat up as readily as comparable cores from other manufacturers. The complete system is also designed for optimum airflow.

It is not only the cast aluminium end tanks, developed using 3D CAD, but also the minimal pressure drop that make this intercooler a product that should be fitted to every Type R. The Type R’s standard software already enters a protection mode at an outside temperature of 25 °C because the standard intercooler then provides insufficient cooling and reduces power. This makes the intercooler a highly worthwhile upgrade even for standard vehicles, as can also be seen clearly in the diagram.

Product benefits:

• significantly cooler charge air, improving engine combustion
• improved throttle response
• Plug & Play installation using the original mounting points
• improved airflow

This product is therefore suitable for both standard power and motorsport applications, as substantially higher power outputs are also possible. Each intercooler was built on the relevant vehicle, calculated using flow simulations and tested on an in-house rolling-road dyno.

Technical details

• Core width: 660 mm (core)
• Core height: 330 mm (core / step at 168 mm)
• Core depth: 109 mm lower section / 50 mm upper section
• Core volume without end tanks: 17,431 cm³ (standard 5,728 cm³)
• Flow-through core area: 217.8 cm² (standard 92,4 cm²)
• Available core type: Bar’n’Plate
• Intercooler end tanks: cast aluminium, developed using 3D CAD
• Mounting: to the original intercooler mounting points

Road use: The product is listed without approval or certification.

Direct comparison

• Dimensions: standard 660 × 140 × 62 mm; HF-Series upper section 660 × 162 × 50 mm, lower section 660 × 168 × 109 mm
• Volume: standard 5,728 cm³; HF-Series 17,431 cm³
• Airflow area: standard 92,4 cm²; HF-Series 217,8 cm²

What exactly does an upgraded intercooler provide?

Expressing the precise power increase provided by an intercooler in figures requires many unknown factors to be taken into account, such as factory power variation, other hardware changes and the software used during measurement. This varies from vehicle to vehicle. As a rule of thumb for tuned engines, an increase of up to 5–10 % can be expected.

What is at least as important is preventing power loss at high outside temperatures, or even preventing the temperature protection mode stored in many control units from being reached. This means you can always rely on the engine’s full power, whether it has already been optimised or remains standard from a software perspective.

Recommendation

We recommend using our HF-Series intercoolers as part of a hardware and software optimisation package. Reducing back pressure, which relieves the turbocharger, and cooling the charge air, which increases the oxygen content in the combustion chamber and reduces thermal load, allows the potential of every turbocharged engine to be used efficiently.

When carrying out hardware or software tuning, charge-pressure loss must not be overlooked. Increasing a vehicle’s power through chip tuning also increases charge pressure in 99% of cases. When the standard intercooler is used, charge-pressure loss rises exponentially. The turbocharger must work harder, increasing its thermal load and reducing its service life; high rotational speeds can also accelerate wear.

Our HF-Series intercoolers provide the ideal balance between cooling performance and charge-pressure loss. The development and sales partner for this product is PS-Motorsport.

Suitable for: Honda Civic X (5/DOOR/FC1/FK2).

Manufacturer’s vehicle data

• HF-Series Ladeluftkühler Kit Honda Civic Type R FK2 310PS

Original product name by HG Motorsport (»z.B.« = e.g.). Please check model, year and engine of your vehicle before ordering; if in doubt, contact us and we will check for you.

Approval

The manufacturer does not state an ECE, ABE or Teilegutachten approval for this part.