The following stock Mk7 GTI parts have been identified by aftermarket parts vendors as being a “restriction“: Air Filter: “Typically your engine is equipped with a cheap, mass-produced and restrictive paper filter system“ APR Intake: “these true performance designs remove the restrictive factory intake systems“ Integrated Engineering “the factory air filter, upper airbox, and turbo […]
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Background: Testing results with the Blaze Performance intake parts shifted my focus from stock-size turbocharger intake optimization to hybrid-size turbocharger intake optimization. Before testing with the Blaze intake parts I didn’t have a target size for a hybrid-turbo compressor inlet, so I used a silicone hose to represent what I thought a hybrid-turbo inlet diameter
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Background: Equilibrium Tuning advertises the Blaze Performance intake using the following series of claims: A concern I have raised is that EQT did not substantiate the claims they made when they started selling the product over seven months ago, despite stating that they have evidence that supports the claims: Previously I discussed how EQT is
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