Background: The MQB community relies heavily on tuners for guidance and technical interpretation. How many times have you seen an answer given such as “Ask your tuner“, or “What did your tuner say?“, or “Tuner XYZ said so“? That’s why professionalism and technical rigor matter. This post examines a short exchange I had with a
A closer look: GLS Performance Read More »
Background: While in the process of incorporating Flex Fuel tuning on my Golf R, some updates were being made to the 93-octane setting to account for the current hardware configuration on the car. I’ve been running the stock airbox and decided to try an aftermarket intake to see if it raised the ceiling on the
RAC 5353 – Intake Street Test Read More »
Background: In late July, a discussion took place about a UK tuner, R‑Tech, who refused to tune a customer’s IS38-equipped MQB unless a resonator was added to increase exhaust backpressure. This raised two issues that should matter to Mk7 owners: how misinformation spreads, and how authority bias leads enthusiasts to accept claims that contradict fundamental
Fact Check: R-Tech claims the IS38 likes backpressure Read More »
