Background: The turbo inlet hose joins the stock airbox to the turbo inlet elbow. Replacement turbo hoses are available that are supposed to improve upon the performance of the stock accordion hose. In this post, a selection of aftermarket turbo inlet hoses is flow tested and compared with the stock Mk7 GTI turbo inlet hose […]
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With a number of parts for the Mk7 being available from companies based in the United Kingdom, it is useful to have some familiarity with the Advertising Laws those UK-based businesses operate under. The following are excerpts from the UK Advertising Guidelines Marketing and Advertising: the law Pertinent excerpts All marketing and advertising must be:
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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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