Background: Over the weekend I came across a not-so-uncommon exchange. A Mk7 owner has an intake product in mind that they’re considering purchasing and a representative from vendor EQT suggests that instead of what they’re thinking about buying, the owner should spend “a small bit more” and buy a product EQT is selling instead. I […]
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The following stock Mk7 GTI parts have been identified by aftermarket parts vendors as being a “restriction“: Air Filter: “Typically your engine is equipped with a cheap, mass-produced and restrictive paper filter system“ APR Intake: “these true performance designs remove the restrictive factory intake systems“ Integrated Engineering “the factory air filter, upper airbox, and turbo
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Background: Testing results with the Blaze Performance intake parts shifted my focus from stock-size turbocharger intake optimization to hybrid-size turbocharger intake optimization. Before testing with the Blaze intake parts I didn’t have a target size for a hybrid-turbo compressor inlet, so I used a silicone hose to represent what I thought a hybrid-turbo inlet diameter
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