Background: Understanding the effect that the operating air conditioning (AC) system has on the intake air temperature (IAT) is useful information. A track like Virginia International Raceway (VIR) is not a place where one would expect to use air conditioning, and in the example below the air conditioner was inadvertently activated partway through a session. […]
Background: Last week I made a post evaluating an advertisement by Equilibrium Tuning in which they claim their ECU software does not affect the vehicle’s reliability. I pointed out that EQT did not substantiate the claim, and that having substantiation is a requirement of Federal Advertising Law. Shortly after, a consumer mentioned the post and
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Background: The CTS Turbo FMIC (Front Mount Intercooler) is the second FMIC to be installed in a focused FMIC comparison test. The purpose of the testing is to collect data to compare with other FMIC options, and also the stock GTI IC. Test Procedure: The details of the FMIC test are contained on the test comparison
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