Background: In a post made on November 26th, I discussed advertisements from three tuning companies that claim their engine software tuning can simultaneously increase engine power output without detracting from engine reliability. I went over the physical challenges of accomplishing this and the legal requirements that companies face when making claims of tune reliability. In […]
Mk7 Tune Reliability Analyzed – 034, EQT, IE Read More »
Background: I came across this question posed to a group of Mk7 GTI enthusiasts about using a catted aftermarket downpipe with the stock GTI ECU tune. The car owner received advice from several other people in the enthusiasts group: The consensus of these owners seems to be that the car will run lean because of
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Background: During comparison testing of Mk7 GTI Stage 2 tunes, it was observed that the tune from Equilibrium Tuning (EQT) had substantially higher knock thresholds than the OEM thresholds and other Cobb-based aftermarket tunes. Note: More on Noise and Knock can be found on this page. That finding led me to consider how the custom
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