Background: Intake power gains, or the lack thereof, is a regular theme when questions are posed about the “best intake”. The responses are fairly uniform: The responses are so consistent that sometimes when people ask about intakes they preface the question by stating they “know” that intakes don’t make any power: I was curious to […]
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Background: HPA sells an upgraded tube and fin style intercooler for the Mk7 to replace the stock location IC. A fellow Mk7 enthusiast sent me their HPA intercooler to run some tests with. The first measurements recorded are of the airflow through the external fins and the internal fins using a flow bench. Test Procedures:
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Background: This post summarizes a test of the external airflow through a Vibrant 12810 intercooler, the model used in the Baun Performance FMIC kit, and the ARM Motorsport FMIC. Previously the reason for performing this test, along with the initial results, were provided in this post and I won’t repeat the information from that post
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