Background: Previously when looking for a suitable intercooler to serve as the front portion of a bicooler arrangement I had obtained a Precision Turbo and Engine (PTE) intercooler. At that time I had decided to skip trying the PTE intecooler on my car with the intent of finding a front mountable option that may cool […]
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Posting the results of a flow test comparing the DBV2 charge pipes with the stock GTI pipes prompted a question about the volume increase and potential increases to turbo lag. With both sets of charge pipes available I set out to determine what the respective volumes are, and estimate if the difference is likely to
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Background: DBV2 produces an aftermarket charge pipe setup for the Mk7 GTI / Golf R. The DBV2 charge pipes were made available to perform flow testing with and a comparison test is made with the stock Mk7 GTI charge pipes. Test Procedure: Before testing the flow bench calibration is checked against a reference flow plate.
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