Background: Continuing to evaluate front mount intercooler options to use in a bicooler arrangement another product for consideration is from Precision Turbo and Engine. The PTE intercooler has a large front mount core measuring 26″ x 8″ x 3.5″ with 2.75″ inlet and outlet. Test Procedure: Testing of the PTE intercooler initially consists of flow […]
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Background: A pre-production prototype of a SXTH Element Engineering turbo inlet elbow was sent to me to collect flow performance data. The measurements from flow bench testing are compared with other Mk7 GTI inlet elbow options. The turbo inlet elbow has an opening that is approximately 89 mm in diameter and the inside diameter of
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This revision to the Stratified Automotive Controls TCU tune continues the progress of improving the accelerating downshift response. This update focuses on the 5th gear downshift into 4th, which has two paths to consider. One path is originating in 5th gear and dropping into 4th, the other is beginning in 6th gear and arriving in
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