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Man.... They sure are pretty. Nice quality work guy's.

 

That is by far the best R53 IC !

I would get one just for the looks..:cornut:

 

It looks really nice. Does the copper really need a protective coating?

 

We make copper countertops and stove hoods. The copper always looks nice when it's being worked (the surface doesn't have time to oxidize). In a very short time (several days), it will start showing fingerprints from handling. If the bare copper is exposed to moisture and road salt it will start to corrode showing a bright green buildup. In areas that don't use road salt, the oxidation will be greatly reduced, but the bare copper will become a brown color (similar to an old penny). I'd say the coating is being applied for very good reasons.

Here is one of our copper hoods where we purposely added a patina to give it an aged look.





Here is a countertop with no patina applied, freshly finished, but a week later started to turn brown (which my customer completely understood beforehand).

 

Clear coat maybe?

 

I believe the IC coating promotes heat transfer and it's probably not available in a clear (not sure about clear in a heat transfer coating). A clear powder coat may only become an insulator which kind of defeats the purpose.

 

Mmmmmmmm..........
If I squint real hard I can almost picture a IC like this but for the R56.

 

Ohhhhh that sure is purty....


At this point, when can we expect ICs to be available for purchase and then shipment ?

And i assume finalized testing will be done and then shared shortly ? (Reaaaally looking forward to the results.)

 

Go with the thermal dispersant. It's good for a 1-1.5% increase in charge density. Works on any kind of heat transfer surface. I put it on my Helix FMIC and my intake air temp is now the same as ambient!

 

Ohhhhhh........
I like what I'm hearing.......

 

Drool....

 

Nice, looks like a quality piece that works.

 

Thanks for the data, but I do not understand the Pressure drop graph across the 3 ICs. I expect the Stock S to have the least pressure loss, yet it has the most.

Please splain it to me!

And impressive temp plots, nice dataset. You've got yourself a better mouse trap right there!

 

Pressure Drop:
Well, well............the data has spoken!
I like your theories, the full understanding will come, but it is more important to have reliable data to base those theories on! Obviously, my initial theory/understanding of what is what on the pressure drop was WRONG!

Moving on to the temp graphs:
Um.... the 3rd graph is not really a fair comparison cause somebody did not keep their foot in it! Grrr! I mean you can pretty much give a good educated guess at what the plot would have looked like, but still. You knew I was gonna say something!

Also, does the 3rd graph contain the dispersant coating? I would guess yes, but it is not stated. And what does the 3rd graph look like without the coating?

Lastly, and most importantly, you FAILED FAILED FAILED to point out the most important benefit to track going R53s.... with the DOS IC you do NOT get ever increasing IATS lap after lap as with the stock IC, and maybe even the GP IC (though to a much smaller degree). So, with the DOS IC, an R53 will not lose power lap after lap due to ever increasing IATs. This is an important decision point for R53 owners!

That being said.
Even though I can guess what the 3rd plot should look like, you do not really have the data to prove the above selling point due to the specific run at TH. It could be driver, or traffic, or I dunno, but the 3rd run was not the same as run #1 & 2. I'm just sayin'...

Also, do you have pics of Blue with the 3 ICs mounted right before of after the track runs? Do you use the OEM IC cover? Any special consideration under the hood, with foam, etc. Or just use all OEM for everything except the IC itself?