Background: Previously I have tested a few different charge pipe products from aftermarket vendors as well as the stock GTI parts. When I was contacted by Vargas Turbo about possibly testing their charge pipes I decided it would be interesting to see how a silicone charge pipe fared against the metal and plastic versions. As […]
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Recording acceleration data to make before and after comparisons of swapped parts places a heavy demand on the intercooler. I was interested in looking at how adding the Majesty front mount IC to the IE v1 stock location intercooler would affect the temperature rise during a data logging session. The drive profile using the IE
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Background: Mk7 GTI stock parts that I have tested generally have shown room for improvement by the aftermarket vendors. The stock catback exhaust is a part that seems to be a good candidate for performance enhancement. Looking through some Mk7 GTI discussion boards for evidence of how the stock catback performs versus an aftermarket exhaust
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