Shuenk IS48 Dyno

Shuenk IS48 Dyno Session

Background: After collecting a comprehensive set of data on the street using the Shuenk IS48 turbcharger over roughly nine months, I headed over to a local dyno to gather some more data. Summer in central Florida is not a time of year to put down numbers that are going to earn bragging rights, and I […]

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When “Data-Driven” Claims Fall Apart

Recently, I found myself replying to someone’s comment about data-driven people – tacitly agreeing with them – but still ending up defending my position. Data-Driven Exchange: Some discussions in MQB social media groups reveal a mismatch between what people claim to value and how they actually argue. This exchange about APR products illustrates this: someone

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Post Warmup Oil Temperature

FMIC Blocking Radiator

Background: I came across this exchange in the comment section of a YouTube video on a Mk7 GTI intercooler installation. The person commenting that the FMIC reduced airflow to the radiator was not swayed by my mention that the FMIC would block less of the radiator than a stock-location IC, which would “block” most of

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