Corksport CX-5 FMIC Questions

[Catch22]

Any one install a Corksport Front Mount Intercooler for 2019 CX5 Turbo AWD signature? Have you noticed those HP gains?

 

[CX5_Driver]

An interesting rabbit hole for me this afternoon...

Hp Gains | CorkSport Mazda Performance Blog

corksport.com

"The stock intercooler core is 24.5” wide, 5.5” tall, and 2.625” thick. Our plan is to fit a 27” wide, 6” tall, and 3.5” core without any trimming. This sizing combined with a low-pressure drop will be good for 400WHP with no issues! Because the Mazda 6 comes with just around 200WHP from the factory, this sized core provides plenty of room for upgrading down the road without causing excessive boost lag that can occur if an intercooler is simply too big. "

-Corksport doesn't say it adds any HP, but can provide the ability to add upto 400 WHP"

Then on the product page:

Front Mount Intercooler Upgrade for 18+ Mazda 6, CX-5, CX-9

Get more from your Mazda 6 Turbo 2.5L with a Performance Intercooler Upgrade, better flowing core, larger size and free horsepower with nothing but a bolt on.

corksport.com

notice in the graphic provided of the product Corksport claims

3 to 9 WHP (wheel horse power)
3 to 12 WTQ (wheel torque)

but will all the fancy temperature and pressure drop graphs there doesn't seem to be an actual dyno graph to be found.. very odd.

out on the interwebs about intercoolers in general there are some nuanced answers:

Will a Bigger Intercooler Add Horsepower? Everything You Need to Know

A turbocharger is a great way to add power to your driving experience, whether you are racing on the track

www.vividracing.com

"Will a Bigger Intercooler Increase Power? – Without proper tuning, an intercooler by itself won’t increase power by any substantial amount, because your OEM ECU tune may not increase boost or ignite timing when it sees safer charge air temperatures."

but then you read:

Does an Intercooler Increase Horsepower?

If you're wanting to improve the performance of your car you might have thought about installing an intercooler. Find out if an intercooler is the right move for you.

www.ausbodyworks.com.au

"Most intercooler manufacturers aim for at least 70% efficiency in being able to cool compressed air for the turbocharger/supercharger. Additional aspects also come into play. These include: the air pressure drop that is caused by the design of the intercooler and its piping; the size and type of the intercooler; or the position of the intercooler in your car’s engine bay.

Depending on all these variables, an aftermarket intercooler may be worth power gains of between 5% - 10% above the gains that an OEM intercooler may provide."

some fun math in this one:

Intercoolers: Are They Worth It? - Hot Rod Magazine

The scoop on the true benefits of charge air cooling. Check it out at hotrod.com or the August 2012 issue of HOT ROD Magazine.

www.hotrod.com

general 5% to 10%

Benefits of intercoolers with performance gains

Improve the power of your turbo engine with an aftermarket intercooler. Uprating the intercooler can achieve the benefit of power gains of 5 to 10%, we look at the benefits of fitting a larger intercooler to your car.

www.torquecars.com

So... what you are asking the collective crowd is really:

"Has anyone ONLY done the Corksport FMIC and seen HP gains real world?"
"Has anyone taken their vehicle to the dyno prior to Corksport FMIC and then after the install?" "What were the real world results?"

more random related posts:

SkyActiv 2.5T: Lets Talk Intercooler Pipe Upgrades

SkyActiv 2.5T: Lets Talk Intercooler Pipe Upgrades We recently went over the stock intercooler & piping system for the 2018+ Mazda 6 2.5T. If you missed it, be sure to check out the blog HERE. Today, its the first look at the CorkSport parts that will be coming in the near future to remedy the...

www.mazdas247.com

Intercooler for SkyActiv 2.5T Mazda 6 | CorkSport Mazda Performance Blog

Intercooler Upgrade for the Mazda 6 2.5T for up to 400whp on your Mazda from CorkSport. Learn about how we designed this intercooler for you.

corksport.com

 

[Catch22]

Thanks for all that great info!

Do you know what the volume difference is between the OE 2019 CX5 turbo FMIC vs CS FMICs?

 

[TimPro]

I'm still waiting to hear from someone that has successfully installed it yet...

 

[CX5_Driver]

Thanks for all that great info!

Do you know what the volume difference is between the OE 2019 CX5 turbo FMIC vs CS FMICs?

There was a LOT of information in there, specifically here:

Front Mount Intercooler Upgrade for 18+ Mazda 6, CX-5, CX-9

Get more from your Mazda 6 Turbo 2.5L with a Performance Intercooler Upgrade, better flowing core, larger size and free horsepower with nothing but a bolt on.

corksport.com

"Front Mount Intercooler is 3/8” taller and 1” thicker than the OEM intercooler, providing 50% more core volume"

 

[Catch22]

There was a LOT of information in there, specifically here:

Front Mount Intercooler Upgrade for 18+ Mazda 6, CX-5, CX-9

Get more from your Mazda 6 Turbo 2.5L with a Performance Intercooler Upgrade, better flowing core, larger size and free horsepower with nothing but a bolt on.

corksport.com

"Front Mount Intercooler is 3/8” taller and 1” thicker than the OEM intercooler, providing 50% more core volume"

I’m assuming then that the OE Mazda 6 fmic is the same exact part as the OE cx5 fmic then?

thanks!

 

[CX5_Driver]

I’m assuming then that the OE Mazda 6 fmic is the same exact part as the OE cx5 fmic then?

thanks!

That is a correct assumption as the product page for CorkSport lists their product for Mazda 6, CX-5, CX-9 as compatible.

the OE part is

Inter-Cooler
PY8W-13-565
CX-9. 2.5L turbo, cooler & brackets.

as found here:

Intercooler for 2019 Mazda 6 | Mazda-Parts

www.mazda-parts.com

and here

Intercooler for 2019 Mazda CX-5 | Mazda-Parts

www.mazda-parts.com