Background: Recently, the temperature has been fairly cold, dipping down into the lower 40s (cold for central Florida). I set out to log the GTI in the colder weather to see how the Shuenk IS48 would perform. Procedure: A full-throttle pull, starting around 2,000 RPM and concluding around 6,500 RPM, is made. The fuel currently […]
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Background: Several months ago, I posted a flow test of the CC Design 4″ GESi catted downpipe. This part was en route to my Golf R, where it would be replacing an AWE Tuning HJS catted downpipe. With the swap completed, the AWE Tuning downpipe was available for flow testing. Test setup: The downpipe would
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Background: After conducting a flow test with a different, shorter Vibrant air filter, I placed the intake inside the engine compartment to see how it fit on the Shuenk IS48 turbocharger with anti-surge housing. What became evident right away was that the intake design would need more development to work with the IS48 turbo and
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