Background: During the tuning of the Mabotech M520 turbocharger, a point was reached where the turbocharger wastegate duty cycle began to increase, indicating that the power supplied by the turbine was nearing a maximum for the hardware configuration. The exhaust configuration was changed from a catted downpipe to a catless downpipe to facilitate more power […]
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Background: Ongoing development of the MGM7 intake has progressed to printing another model for test fitting and flow testing. The turbocharger installed in my GTI is driving some changes. For a while, I had been using the Mabotech M520, but then I switched to a prototype that Mabotech is developing, the M720, which uses a
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Introduction In November 2022, Equilibrium Tuning (EQT) launched the Blaze ATOM Race intake in North America—claiming ‘significant gains’—while quietly omitting that an appropriately sized turbo inlet elbow (TIP) alone can boost airflow by nearly 20%. For over two years, EQT ignored addressing this fact—even defaming those who pointed it out. Now, EQT’s owner, Ed Susman,
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