claims investigation

Fact Checking – That’s Proprietary

During the course of evaluating vendor claims about the benefits that their products provide I’ve received several replies that the information that would substantiate a claim is “proprietary”, or “intellectual property” Integrated Engineering “Breakthrough flow technologies.” Integrated Engineering Mk7 Intercooler Product Description Question to Integrated Engineering: What is the “breakthrough” flow technology? This says that […]

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Racingline Intercooler Installation

Racingline Intercooler Street Data

Background: Racingline supplies a stock location intercooler for the Mk7 GTI. After conducting a bench flow test with the Racingline intercooler the product was installed in my GTI to record some intake air temperature data on the street. Test Procedure: The GTI is equipped with an IS38 turbocharger and the intake air temperature data is

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Equilibrium Tuning Claims Analysis

The Claims: This series of claims made by Equilibrium Tuning for the Blaze Performace ATOM V2 intake kit is substantial: The Blaze ATOM V2 air intake system is one of the best-performing and flowing options on the market as verified by independent testing. Equilibrium Tuning The remainder of the advertisement doesn’t present evidence that substantiates

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