TLDR: The Blaze ATOM Race “ram air” effect is less than the stock GTI airbox, and neither Blaze Performance nor Equilibrium Tuning has evidence to support the claims they make for the Blaze intake’s ram air effect. Background: This post continues an in-depth look at the Blaze ATOM Race V2 intake for the Mk7 GTI. […]
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Background: Measuring the vacuum effect of the inlet elbow was a project started by Tony at DataDrivenMQB and prompted some controlled tests to compare the vacuum generated at the PCV port from different inlet elbows. With the Blaze ATOM Race V2 intake now available this test is being done using it. Test Process: The intake
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Background: My previous post about a flow test comparing the Blaze ATOM Race V2 vs a modified stock airbox opened the door to trying to get a better handle on the nature of the differences between the Blaze ATOM intake and other intake options for the Mk7 GTI. Because there have been several beneficial attributes
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