An eBay Front Mount Intercooler is installed to be used along with the Mk7 GTI Stock Intercooler to form a Twintercooler setup. The GTI was then driven around a “test route”. The Intake Air Temperature, Vehicle Speed, Outside Air Temperature, and Boost Pressure are measured throughout the course of the drive. Results: This information is […]
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During discussion following some initial evaluation of air intake systems the topic of temperature inside the engine compartment came up. The subject of underhood temperature was introduced as a consideration when choosing between a ‘closed’ or ‘open’ intake air system. The first question I had was, ‘what are the underhood temperatures like?’ The Setup: After
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Concluding the look at how uniform the airflow is when exiting the turbo inlet elbow. In Part I explained the test setup, in this post I’m just going to present the remainder of the results. Here’s the Leyo-Motorsport inlet elbow being evaluated: The velocity variance chart below includes one more of the inlet elbows, the CTS
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