Background: Wrapping up testing of a turbo blanket and exhaust wrap I was left with a few temperature sensors in the engine compartment and nothing planned to do with them. Pondering what more information about engine compartment temperatures I could collect I remembered reading a claim that front mount intercoolers kill the efficiency of the […]
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Background: ARM Motorsports sells a front mount intercooler kit for the Mk7 GTI that is very similar to the Vibrant 12810 intercooler used in the Baun Performance kit and the JDEurosport kit as an option to the Treadstone IC. In a previous post the results of a flow test of this ARM intercooler were discussed.
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Background: Upon conclusion of some testing using a turbocharger blanket I decided the next logical part to add to the GTI to try and combat under-hood temperatures would be exhaust pipe wrap. This post details a test of adding some DEI Exhaust Wrap to the Mk7 downpipe from the turbo to just before the flex
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