Background: A concern with using open-style intakes is that they suck in hot engine compartment air raising the intake air temperature. A popular open intake is made by CTS and is the filter-on-a-stick design with a thin partition for separating the air filter from the engine compartment. The CTS intake was installed on my GTI […]
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Background: A vendor developing an aftermarket intake manifold for the Mk7 sent me an early development version to record airflow compared with the stock MK7 intake manifold. Test Procedure: An adapter is made to attach the intake manifold to the flow bench. The adapter I made previously for the stock intake manifold will not work
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Background: Two days ago I made a post discussing a claim that Equilibrium tuning made about what the best intercooler is for the Mk7. The definitive tone of the wording was what caught my attention. Revised Statement: EQT made a revision to the statement, which now reads: Assessment: The revised statement is appropriate for the
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