After recording some initial oil pressure data to verify the data logging system was functioning correctly I drove the GTI under different conditions to evaluate how the oil pressure varied with the conditions. Cold engine start up and first couple of minutes of driving: Rapidly cycling the accelerator pedal: Remaining in third gear and accelerating […]
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For a while I’ve had an oil pressure gauge installed in my GTI. Recently I got around to hooking the pressure sender into a data logger so I could correlate the oil pressure level with other data being logged with a Cobb AP. I assumed the pressure sender uses a 0-5 volt signal, but I
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Background: Mk7 GTI stock parts that I have tested generally have shown room for improvement by the aftermarket vendors. The stock catback exhaust is a part that seems to be a good candidate for performance enhancement. Looking through some Mk7 GTI discussion boards for evidence of how the stock catback performs versus an aftermarket exhaust
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