Background: ARM Motorsports sells an open intake for the Mk7. The company provided a sample product to perform a flow bench test with. Test Process: The ARM intake will be tested using a flow bench to measure the airflow through the intake at a test depression of 28″ of H2O. The intake tube is attached […]
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Background: Routinely I’ve come across discussions about intercoolers that refer to the “volume” of the intercooler. A comment will be made along the lines of “with a greater power level a larger volume core is needed” or “X intercooler has a larger volume than Y intercooler”, implying that X is better due to the larger
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Finishing with an evaluation of the stock airbox and switching back the Eventuri intake left an unused temperature probe in the engine compartment. I decided to hang the sensor probe near the downpipe to measure the temperature in that area during some routine driving. Unsurprisingly, when the car is stationary the air temperature rises, and
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