After seeing the substantial decrease in airflow through the intake with the addition of the stock Turbocharger Inlet Pipe the next logical question was how the results would go with the stock airbox in the stock configuration. The Setup: To recap the last test, it was conducted with the highest flowing configuration that the stock […]
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An eBay Intercooler for the Mk7 GTI (1stracinguk brand) was the next aftermarket part acquisition. During the course of researching aftermarket intercooler options for the Mk7 GTI it was found that two model types are commonly available, the Front Mounted intercooler (FMIC) and the stock location replacement intercooler (IC). Previously the front mounted intercooler version
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Next up on the stock Mk7 GTI intake analysis is the turbocharger inlet pipe. The piece joins the intake accordion hose to the turbocharger compressor housing intake. Setup: For this test the intake consists of the stock airbox minus the lower half grate, and the aFe Power dry flow air filter in place of the
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