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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With a look toward trying out a turbocharger blanket soon I’ve been updating the arrangement of sensors in the engine compartment. The goal is to be able to record the underhood conditions under various operating conditions to see how they relate. With some baseline results without using the turbo blanket the blanket will then be
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