Two Step Performance · Brand Partner
2016+ Civic · 2017+ CR-V · 2018+ Accord · 2021+ TLX · 2022+ Civic · 2023+ Integra
A race team that turned into a manufacturer.
Who they are
PRL started in 2007 as PRL Racing: a few friends outside Pittsburgh chasing lap times, led by Patrick R. Linn. They built cars before they built parts, and it shows in what they sell.
By 2011 they were PRL Motorsports, doing product development alongside the racing. Then, at the end of 2018, they made the call that defines them now. They shut down customer installs and tuning entirely and went all-in on manufacturing.
In December 2025, PRL became part of Engineered Performance Technologies, the group that also owns COBB Tuning and, since July 2026, Hondata. PRL’s own line on it was that "PRL remains PRL": same products, same standards, same commitment to the Honda and Acura communities. What has changed for a buyer is coverage. Hard parts, tuning and ECU software for these platforms now sit under one roof, which makes them likelier to be developed to work together rather than around each other.
The receipts
Plenty of companies say they test on track. PRL has timeslips. The racing taught them what breaks.
What they make
PRL builds complete platform lineups rather than one-off parts. On most Honda and Acura chassis, you can go from a stock airbox to a drop-in turbo without leaving the brand, and the pieces are designed to work together. Beyond the airflow path there are air-oil separators, full exhaust systems, mounts, braces, and the adjustable shift knob that turns up in a lot of Civic interiors.
Platforms
PRL doesn't chase every chassis. They pick a platform, build the whole lineup for it, and keep developing it for years. Their roots were Nissan and Mitsubishi in the 90s and early 2000s. Today the focus is Honda and Acura, with some truck coverage on the side.
Current coverage
Street legal
This is the part that separates PRL from most of the aftermarket right now. Every product that touches airflow, fuel delivery or emissions goes through emissions testing at the SEMA Garage in Detroit, starting from a stock baseline.
A CARB Executive Order means the part is legal on public roads in all 50 states, California included. A SEMA SC-E number covers the other 49. Either way it's tested, not asserted.
Recent approvals
And it’s an active program, not a finished one. PRL are still putting time and money into developing more 50-state legal products and securing additional EOs across the lineup. The list above gets longer.
If you live somewhere with real inspections, this is the difference between a part you can run and a part you must explain. We wrote up the whole compliance picture here.
How it gets made
PRL makes their own parts. Not sourced, not rebadged. Two facilities totaling around 32,000 square feet hold engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, assembly and shipping, and the CNC department runs around the clock.
Doing it in-house is why fitment is consistent and why they can revise a part quickly when a platform throws them something new. It's also why lead times behave.
Take their own line for it: build parts that solve real problems for enthusiasts like us. Fifteen years of PRL Motorsports later, the parts back it up.
Concept to completion
Most of this happens under their own roof. It is worth knowing because it explains why the fitment is what it is.
Technology does a lot of it. It does not do all of it. There is still a great deal of skilled hands-on work between a finished design and a part in a box.
Recent development
The drop-in turbo program is the current run. It started on the 11th gen Civic 1.5T, then the 4847RS landed for the 10th gen in mid-2026 — same specification, different cylinder head. They took it back to the dyno for max-effort testing to find where it actually stops.
The appeal is that it keeps close to stock spool behavior and installs in the factory location, so it isn’t a build, it’s an upgrade.
On the bench now
The Acura TLX Type-S — 3.0L turbo V6, 355 horsepower, ten-speed automatic and SH-AWD. PRL has supported the platform since 2022 with an intercooler and charge pipe upgrade kits, and this round is aimed wider: they have said the parts will cover power as well as handling and vehicle control.
A platform most of the aftermarket ignored. That is usually where PRL shows up, and one of the many reasons they’re well regarded.
Buying from us
TSP carries close to two hundred PRL part numbers, from a gasket to a full turbo kit. We're Honda and Acura people running the same parts on our own cars, so if you're not sure which intake suits your build or whether a part carries an EO in your state, ask. That's a faster answer than a spec sheet.
Some brands sell to a community. PRL drove nine hours from Pennsylvania to spend a weekend with the community: a booth, shop cars, and six hours of mountain roads at CivicX+ Wake the Dragon on the Tail of the Dragon at the 2026 event. What they came back talking about wasn’t sales; it was time spent with owners, hoods up, walking through builds. In their words, “conversations that you just don’t get online”. They’re already planning a bigger presence for next year.
Common questions
Many are, and that is unusual in this space. Parts with a CARB Executive Order are legal in all 50 states including California. Parts with a SEMA SC-E number are legal in the other 49. Not every part carries a certification, so check the individual listing, and check your local rules.
It depends on the part. Some intakes are specifically approved with no ECU calibration required. Turbo upgrades and larger airflow changes generally do want tuning. If you tell us the part and the car, we'll tell you straight.
No. Type R gets a lot of attention, but PRL supports the 1.5T Civic in both 10th and 11th gen, Si and non-Si, the 2.0L naturally aspirated Civic, the Integra, the Accord and the CR-V. The non-Si 1.5T lineup is deeper than most brands bother with.
In their own facilities in Export, Pennsylvania — around 32,000 square feet across two buildings. Vehicle scanning, CAD, 3D printing, CNC machining, welding, assembly and quality control all happen in-house.
We stock close to two hundred PRL part numbers. If you need something you don't see listed, get in touch and we'll look at bringing it in.
The part that isn’t machinery
The scanners, the five-axis mills and the 32,000 square feet all matter. The people using them matter more.
PRL is staffed by enthusiasts. Their team owns, builds, drives and tracks cars of their own, mostly the same platforms they develop for. That is why the parts tend to solve the problem you have rather than the one that photographs well.
Their words, and it has held since 2007: build parts that solve real problems for enthusiasts like us.
Nearly 200 PRL parts for your Honda & Acura
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Not sure which part fits your build? Ask us.
