Background: Previous testing using the APR Carbon Fiber air intake was performed using all APR components. The setup consisted of the air intake, carbon fiber inlet pipe (accordion hose replacement), and APR’s turbo inlet elbow. Flow testing of the turbo inlet elbows has shown the APR inlet elbow to perform better than the stock GTI […]
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While installing a turbocharger blanket the upper portion of downpipe was disconnected from the turbocharger turbine housing. This was a good opportunity to check for any play in the Shuenk IS38+ turbocharger after using it for a little more than a year. Even without having oil circulating through the bearings there was no indication of
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Background: This is the second in a series of tests and evaluations of a turbocharger blanket installed on the turbo of my Mk7 GTI. In the first test I compared boost pressure onset before and after installing the blanket onto a Shuenk IS38+ turbocharger. For this post I am evaluating the temperature data that was
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