Background: Recently I reinstalled the stock intercooler on my Mk7 GTI. After making a series of pulls I compared the results with data I have measured using two different aftermarket intercooler setups. The first comparison is with an aftermarket Front Mount intercooler (FMIC). This is the Vibrant 12810 IC used in the Baun Performance kit […]
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This stuff cannot be made up. In 2020 if you replace the turbo inlet elbow on a hybrid turbo with an optimized one you could drop the wgdc by 14%. In 2023, if you replace the entire intake & inlet elbow you might achieve the same gain. Conclusion: Hybrid turbo inlet elbow FTW!
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Background: Baun Performance sells a 400 CPI GESI catted downpipe and an accompanying 3.5″ resonated midpipe for the Mk7 GTI. I had concerns that future tunes using the Cobb Accessport may cause the CEL to illuminate if I continued to use a Trackslag catted downpipe, so I switched over to the Baun Performance setup. The
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