Background: Several months ago the Mk8 PCV setup was installed on the GTI and the crankcase vacuum was measured for a few different intake configurations using an aftermarket inlet elbow and the stock Mk7 GTI inlet elbow. These results were checked against bench measurements that include a larger number of inlet elbow options. Recently the […]
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Background: This post continues a series where Stage 2 tune options for the Mk7 GTI are compared. In this post an IS20 Stage 1 tune from Audi Performance and Racing (APR) is installed on the Mk7 GTI and engine and vehicle performance data are recorded for comparison with stage 2 tune options. The inconsistency between saying the APR Stage
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Background: You don’t need to spend too much time in discussions with other enthusiasts to come across a question about whether a FMIC or stock location IC (SMIC) is better. More often than not I find somebody responding that stock location ICs have been “proven” to be better and no proof is offered. It doesn’t
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