Background: This stock location replacement intercooler for the Mk7 GTI was purchased as a new item from 1stracinguk, a seller on eBay whose product arrived from China and is a tube and fin design. Tests: The intercooler is arranged to support bench cooling testing that consists of drawing heated air through the intercooler for two […]
eBay Tube & Fin Intercooler Bench Test Read More »
I’ve skipped making any updates since week 5 as no progress has been made during the three months since the first revision to the 5150 custom DSG tune was made. I contacted 5150 expressing my concerns about the progress and inquiring about abandoning the project. I was informed that due to competing priorities, along
5150 DSG Tuning End Read More »
Part 2 of the test to compare pre-turbocharger intake air temperatures. For this test there is a temperature probe inside the MST turbo inlet elbow. This is not a true open intake as the filter is sitting within a container (box) that acts to partition the intake from the engine compartment. The box has the
Semi-Open Intake Turbo Inlet Temps Read More »
