Background: Integrated Engineering (IE) provides ECU software for the Mk7 GTI that is referred to as “off-the-shelf” (OTS), which implies being ready to use upon installation without any changes being required. It is purchased as a finished product. An alternative to OTS tunes is custom tuning. This process entails revisions being made to an initial […]
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Excited to get a hold of the AMS intercooler for the Mk7 that I now have the time to install and evaluate on my GTI. Previously I had acquired an AMS IC for flow testing, but things didn’t work out for performing an evaluation on the GTI. Since I started following the Mk7 a few
Background: Continuing testing of the HPA IC the intercooler is installed on the GTI and logged on the street. Previously the HPA intercooler was flow tested using a flow bench. Test Procedure: Street data is recorded continuously during a drive that includes a series of full-throttle pulls in third gear. The GTI is equipped with
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