November 2017

Boundary Layer Transition

When Geeking Out goes wrong

While making a list of some aftermarket airbox options that are available for the Mk 7 Golf I came across this APR product advertisement that caused me to pause for a moment. The title states “Reducing Turbulence”, and continues on to explain that “flow disruptions and turbulence ultimately impede airflow… resulting in a performance loss.” […]

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DSG Transmission

DSG or 6MT

The next decision I needed to make was whether to continue a long trend of driving a manual transmission car or elect to have the faster shifting, slightly less driver engaging DSG transmission. The idea of trying to extract maximum performance from the car had me leaning toward the DSG transmission. The faster 0-60 times

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Golf R Mk7 Engine Compartment

Decision: Golf R

GTI vs R After settling on the Golf MK7 the next question was whether to save some money, and vehicle weight, by purchasing a GTI with the Performance Package, or go for the R. If my plans had been to keep the vehicle mostly stock I would favor the GTI. The $10,000 lower cost of

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