Air Scoop Test Preparations

More Air Scoop Testing

Background: Just because I cannot get enough testing of this part, or rather it’s easy to test while doing other stuff so here I go again. The Air Scoop leading into the airbox has been tested before, now it is being tested again with a different sensor and a relocated sensor to see if it […]

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DEI Titanium Exhaust Wrap

Exhaust Wrap Install On Downpipe

With a series of turbo blanket tests completed the evaluation of another heat mitigation product is undertaken. The product is DEI Titanium Exhaust Wrap and it is being applied to the GTI exhaust downpipe. The wrap is applied to the end of the downpipe that joins with the turbocharger turbine housing and is wrapped in

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APR IC and Majesty FMIC Flow Testing

Flow Test vs Vehicle Pressure Drop

Background: Occasionally when presenting the results of flow testing a part there will be concern raised that the flow testing isn’t the ‘real world’.  The explanation given is that pressure and temperatures on the vehicle are much different than the flow bench rendering the flow bench readings of little use. Similar to a dynamometer not

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