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Old 09-03-2013, 05:23 PM   #216
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Originally Posted by swift996 View Post
Yeah, they have the exclusive distribution rights for the Japanese market. I'm not sure if a JV was set up but it's a joint effort. Not sure who is responsible for R&D/Test & Development (could be each entity). But it goes as so:
- Australia (Bullet)
- US (Innovate)
- Japan (Cusco)

Now there are some re-sellers who might take something from one of those markets and sell it in another. I'd recommend just waiting for Innovate to finish their work on the intercooler. Chances are it will be a 100% solution. The other stuff might work/might require modification. It's the rub of tuning a new platform. I wouldn't expect a ton of drastic results from the intercooler. It's more a safety measure to control IATs. There isn't any real data published yet on the pre and post compressor temps and the delta with added boost. From the sounds of it we should see more this month.
Knowing how long it took the S/C system to hit the market, I'm sure I'll be waiting a while . But I'm patient and won't be buying a kit for quite a while anyways so I'm not too bothered by it. The main appeal of an IC for me is the stability in the hot heat - I've heard a lot of rough things about hot heat and these cars ECU pulling timing and whatnot. With 91 cali piss an IC is almost required for me.
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