Steel oil pan and fel-pro gasket

Mk7 Steel Oil Pan Conversion

Background: I’ve had the UroTuning steel oil pan conversion kit sitting on the shelf for a few years in case it became needed. Courtesy of an object in the road, I was forced into an oil change and oil pan replacement. Oil pan swap: After a short ride home from the tow truck, it was […]

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Mabotech M520H Virtual Dyno Estimated Wheel Horsepower

Mabotech M520H – Round 2

Background: A previous post discussed round one with the Mabotech M520H turbocharger. Tuning was done with E30 fuel and an HPA high-pressure fuel pump; otherwise, the fueling setup was stock. A few months ago, the GTI visited Noster Motorsport in Orlando to have the fueling system upgraded, as discussed in this August post. Tuning resumed

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Forge Motorsport FMIC

Forge Bicooler Data Collection

Background: The Forge Motorsport Twintercooler (bicooler) kit is the second bicooler to be installed as part of the focused FMIC comparison test. The testing aims to collect data during street pulls to compare with other FMIC and Bicooler options and the stock GTI IC. Test Procedure: The complete details of the FMIC test are on the test

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