Brandolini vs AI

Brandolini’s Law vs AI

Background: In my T&E work domain, the adoption of AI tools has been encouraged to facilitate faster delivery of results. Since the topics I write about on the MyGolfMk7.com blog overlap with my ‘real world‘ work, I started to see opportunities to apply AI tools to help create the website’s content. Data: Extracting data of […]

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IS20 Turbine Housing Flow Test

IS20 turbine flow test

Background: The Shuenk IS48 turbocharger that I have been using with the GTI for almost a year (installed in July 2025) is built on the idea of pairing a slightly larger compressor wheel with the IHI IS38 hotside (shown below) to deliver tuned IS38 boost levels at lower rotational speeds. The aim is to increase the turbocharger’s

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CC Design GESi Cat and Catless Midpipes

CC Design GESi Cat Sound Analysis

Background: With the CC Design GESi cat midpipe installed on the Mk7 GTI the car was driven to record sound level and frequency from the exhaust system and make comparisons with the same setup without the catalytic converter. The expectation is that the matrix inside the catalytic converter will somewhat mute the sound. Setup: To

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