Mk7 GTI Stock Intercooler Drive 3

This is the third in a series of drives around a course that has the GTI traveling at typical suburb commuting speeds.  The point being to assess the engine Intake Air Temperatures with the stock intercooler. This drive was undertaken when the outside air temperature was around 87 degF, about 20 degrees warmer than the […]

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eBay FMIC v2 installed pics

A few pictures of the eBay front mount IC installed on my GTI. I choose an IC that used a black paint so that it would be hard to detect with the bumper cover installed.  I placed a small strip of black electrical tape over the t-bolt clamps that hold the black silicone hoses in

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Turbocharger Inlet Pipe Collection

TIP Ranking Round 1

As outlined on the page introducing this effort, a number of turbocharger inlet pipe options for the MQB engine will be evaluated to determine airflow through the different parts. Up first are inlet pipes from a stock Mk7 GTI, Audi Performance & Racing (APR), and Unitronic. The stock and APR inlets are supplied by the

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