Introduction For several years, EQT representatives — including owner Ed Susman — have repeatedly described the Blaze Performance AToM intake as the “best” intake option for MQB vehicles. Yet in all that time, they’ve provided no testing, data, or substantiation to support those claims. This pattern continues. In a recent Facebook exchange, a consumer asked: […]
Still “The Best”: EQT’s Blaze AToM Claim, Four Years Later Read More »
Background: Previous posts have discussed measuring turbine inlet pressure on the Shuenk IS48 turbocharger with a 5+5 splitter turbine wheel. To compare the standard IS38 turbine wheel with the 5+5 blade splitter wheel, I removed the turbocharger and swapped the center section back to the IS38 turbine. With the IS38-equipped turbine wheel CHRA installed, I
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Background: The CC Design downpipe I use was custom-built with an O2 bung a couple of inches downstream of the turbocharger turbine housing. The intent was to allow measurement of the exhaust gas temperature (EGT) as it exits the turbine housing and to measure backpressure in the exhaust system. Setup: To measure EGTs, I installed
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