Background: After conducting a flow test with a different, shorter Vibrant air filter, I placed the intake inside the engine compartment to see how it fit on the Shuenk IS48 turbocharger with anti-surge housing. What became evident right away was that the intake design would need more development to work with the IS48 turbo and
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Background: The Majesty competition intercooler is a stock-location tube-and-fin design IC for the Mk7 GTI. In general, tube-and-fin cores have exhibited lower pressure drop than most bar-and-plate styles I have tested. This post discusses flow testing a Majesty competition model IC, a product that is available for purchase on eBay. Test setup: The intercooler is
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Background: In a recent post about flow testing the Beta-13 version of the MGM7 intake, I addressed the possibility of using a smaller Vibrant air filter. The smaller model 10960 has arrived, and I set up a flow test to compare it with the taller model 10961. The smaller Vibrant has a 6-inch inlet, while
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