Background: In enthusiast groups, technical claims may appear authoritative because they’re delivered confidently. But confidence is not evidence, and social media is an environment where a vendor can make engineering statements without ever being required to prove them. The recent behavior of Ed Susman, the owner of EQT, shows how social media can allow unsupported […]
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Background: Having done a few flow tests with intake manifolds and considering operating the GTI with larger turbochargers capable of higher boost pressures, I decided to use an aftermarket intake manifold with the Mabotech M520 turbocharger and try to determine whether any changes in vehicle performance resulted. Test setup: The GTI was tuned with E30
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Background In May 2026, I published a comparison of the EQT Balanced Line Coilover and the Silver’s NEOMAX, documenting that the two products share identical specifications, verbatim warranty language, and a timeline placing the Silver’s product on the market two years before EQT’s launch. The post concluded that EQT’s marketing language creates a false impression
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