How often do you hear someone on a car forum say in reference to some inexplicable design aspect, “well the engineers at <name of your favorite manufacturer> must have had a reason for doing it this way.” Case in point is the PCV Breather Hose connection to the Turbocharger Inlet Pipe on the Mk7 GTI. […]
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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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