Background: Often, when discussing different intercooler options, one of the attributes that comes up is the volume. This property consists of the core dimensions; the length multiplied by the height multiplied by the depth gives the core volume. Concerning the quantity of charge air contained within the intercooler at any moment, this volume representation is […]
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Background: In a Mk8 owner’s Facebook group, I saw one of those posts where somebody asks, “Is a downpipe needed?“ Some of the answers the person got were the following: Even a couple of representatives from businesses had comments about the Mk8 downpipe: Note: I’m not sure what Tyler At IE meant when he said
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Background: Understanding the effect that the operating air conditioning (AC) system has on the intake air temperature (IAT) is useful information. A track like Virginia International Raceway (VIR) is not a place where one would expect to use air conditioning, and in the example below the air conditioner was inadvertently activated partway through a session.
