Background: Continuing the series of bench tests where intercooler options for the Mk7 GTI are tested for cooling efficiency. The next product to be tested is the Audi Performance and Racing stock location intercooler. The Test: Briefly recapping, the intercooler has heated air flowed through it with the outlet air temperature measured throughout the test. […]
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Previously the reason for looking into a different bicooler was discussed. With the decision to make a change settled the search is on for a new intercooler that will be suitable for use on the GTI as the front mounted half of a bicooler. Candidate Intercoolers Candidates for the front half that are currently used
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Background: Bench testing results of the Unitronic, AMS Performance, and most recently Forge Motorsport intercoolers raised some questions, as well as statements, about the testing method. One particularly broad statement was “This is good and all, but has little basis in reality.” I provided the contributor with some reasons for the method being used in
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