Ethanol Mix Time

Part of having an Ethanol tune involves switching between the E30 tune and a straight 93 octane gas tune. In my case the 93 octane fuel is around 10% Ethanol from the pump and I have nearby (~30 minutes away) access to pump E85. The Fuel-It Ethanol Content Analyzer has a companion application that allows […]

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Kickoff: Fact Checking

Purpose: This post describes the motivation for and goals of adding a discussion category labeled “Fact Check”. The topic of these “fact check” posts refers to vendor marketing or enthusiast discussions where a goal of the vendor / enthusiast is to coax other enthusiasts to accept an argument, usually on a topic directly or indirectly

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ARM Downpipe

ARM Downpipe

ARM Motorsport downpipe for the Mk7 GTI is one of the lower cost option downpipes available. To evaluate if different aftermarket downpipes produce a measurable difference on vehicle performance a sample of the ARM product was obtained. Before installing onto the GTI the downpipe will be flow tested.

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