{"product_id":"prl-motorsports-intercooler-charge-pipes-21-25-tlx-type-s","title":"PRL Intercooler Charge Pipe Kit for 21-25 Acura TLX Type S","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3\" Cold Side, Factory Hot Side \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnds Boost Loss From Hose Expansion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo ECU Calibration Required \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks With Stock or Upgraded Intercooler \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca class=\"active\" href=\"#Description\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#VehicleFitment\"\u003eVehicle Fitment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n\n\u003cli class=\"active\" id=\"Description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePRL Motorsports Intercooler Charge Pipe Kit (ATLX2-30T-CP) - 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type S\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFactory charge pipes on the TLX Type S use rubber hose, and rubber expands under boost. That expansion costs you pressure, gets worse as you add boost, and eventually becomes a leak when the rubber gives up. This kit replaces the path with aluminum pipes and 4-ply silicone couplers, running a larger 3\" cold side while keeping the hot side at factory diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OYegkZmpIeU?start=1\" title=\"PRL Charge Pipe Kit - Acura TLX Type S\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/9;height:auto;border:0;display:block;\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eBigger Cold Side, Factory Hot Side\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the design decision worth understanding, because it's counterintuitive and it's deliberate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ecold side\u003c\/strong\u003e goes up to 3.00\" OD from the factory's roughly 2.40\" ID. That's the section carrying cooled, dense air from the intercooler to the throttle body, and more diameter there means more airflow with less restriction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ehot side\u003c\/strong\u003e stays at factory diameter. That section runs from the turbos to the intercooler, and keeping it tighter maintains exhaust gas velocity, which helps the turbos spool rather than hurting them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOversizing everything sounds better and drives worse. You'd gain flow capacity you can't use while slowing spool, which on a street car is a poor trade. PRL sized each section for what it's actually doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Rubber Hoses Fail\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorth knowing, because this is a problem that develops gradually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe factory hoses expand under pressure. On a stock car that expansion is small enough to ignore, but every bit of it is boost pressure going into stretching a hose instead of reaching your engine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdd boost and it gets worse. The rubber also weakens over time from heat cycling, which means the expansion increases as the car ages and eventually becomes a boost leak. That's a common failure on turbocharged cars and it's frustrating to diagnose because it's intermittent before it's permanent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAluminum pipes don't expand at all, and 4-ply silicone handles the temperature and pressure far better than the rubber it replaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSilicone Rather Than All Metal\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePRL uses silicone couplers rather than running metal end to end, and there are three reasons that's the better approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeat transfer.\u003c\/strong\u003e Silicone conducts heat far less readily than aluminum or steel. Metal couplers sitting in a hot engine bay pull heat into the charge air you just cooled, which partly undoes what the intercooler did.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlow through bends.\u003c\/strong\u003e Custom molded silicone allows tighter, smoother radius bends than metal tubing can achieve in the same space. Better bends mean better flow in a tight engine bay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMovement tolerance.\u003c\/strong\u003e The engine moves and the chassis doesn't. Silicone absorbs that, where a rigid metal path either cracks or transmits stress into the mounting points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Service Port Is Useful\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSmall addition worth mentioning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe kit includes a 1\/8\" NPT auxiliary service port, which gives you a ready-made location for a boost gauge, a sensor, or a boost leak tester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you ever need to pressure test the system chasing a leak, having a port already there saves drilling and tapping a pipe you just bought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWorks With Either Intercooler\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompatible with the factory intercooler and with PRL's intercooler upgrade using a 3\" outlet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat means you can fit this now on a stock intercooler and upgrade the cooler later without replacing the charge piping. Sensible ordering if you're building the car in stages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eNo Tune Required\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCharge piping changes how air reaches the engine, not how it's measured or metered. The factory calibration remains correct, so this is a genuine bolt-on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat's In The Kit\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e(2) Aluminum charge pipes, wrinkle black powder coated\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e(1) 1\/8\" NPT auxiliary service port\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e(5) 4-ply silicone couplers\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e(8) 304 stainless steel lined clamps\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAll hardware needed for install\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eFitment\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e2021-2025 Acura TLX Type S 3.0T\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll variants including right-hand drive and international models. Part number ATLX2-30T-CP. Compatible with factory intercoolers and PRL intercooler upgrades with a 3\" outlet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWho Should Grab This\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is for the TLX Type S owner who's added boost or is planning to, and for anyone who'd rather replace rubber hoses before they fail than after. Aluminum where rigidity matters, silicone where movement and heat matter, and sizing chosen for what each section actually does. Bolt it on and stop losing boost to hose expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFits:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type S 3.0T. \u003cstrong\u003ePart number:\u003c\/strong\u003e ATLX2-30T-CP. \u003cstrong\u003eCold side:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.00\" OD, up from factory ~2.40\" ID. \u003cstrong\u003eHot side:\u003c\/strong\u003e factory diameter to preserve spool. \u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e powder coated aluminum pipes with 4-ply silicone couplers and stainless lined clamps. \u003cstrong\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/8\" NPT service port and all install hardware. \u003cstrong\u003eTuning:\u003c\/strong\u003e no ECU calibration required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n \n\u003cli id=\"VehicleFitment\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e2021-2025 Acura TLX Type S\u003c\/p\u003e \n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"PRL Motorsports","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47630321680418,"sku":"PRL-ATLX2-30T-CP","price":429.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2218\/5701\/files\/PRL-ATLX2-30T-CP_yl6s.jpg?v=1789657176","url":"https:\/\/www.hybrid-racing.com\/products\/prl-motorsports-intercooler-charge-pipes-21-25-tlx-type-s","provider":"Hybrid Racing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}