The APR Carbon Fiber intake is installed on my Mk7 GTI to record air temperatures going into the turbocharger. Readings are taken during a daily commute. One drive is in the morning, results of which are shown below: A second drive is made in the afternoon with those results shown on the chart below: Notably […]
APR Intake Commute Temperatures – Initial Read More »
A common measurement to describe intercoolers is the volume. Usually this is derived by taking the core dimensions; length, depth, and height, and multiplying them to get volume. This method falls short in terms of accuracy because it fails to address all of open space that the core is comprised of. Previously I had measured
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Setting Turbocharger Wastegate Voltage As part of the installation of the Shuenk OEM+ IS38 turbocharger (install checklist here) on my Mk7 GTI setting the wastegate actuator to the proper voltage was needed. That I needed to set the wastegate became apparent when an EPC light illuminated and the “Turbocharger Boost Control Position Sensor Circuit –
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