Background: Last July, Russel Road and Racing provided me with a high-boost tune for the Shuenk IS48 turbocharger to gauge how close to the system limits I was operating. That E50 tune produced a boost pressure of 29.5 psi at redline at a wastegate duty cycle of 85%, which I felt was “enough“. We lowered the boost […]
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Background: Previously, I discussed the advertising for the Velossa Tech intake product, identifying several concerns about whether the product delivers the advertised performance. To determine the validity of the product claims, I ordered the Velossa Tech intake snorkel for the Mk7 GTI and set out to perform a street test. Installation: The installation was straightforward,
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Background: A few months ago, I conducted an airflow test on the Majesty Competition intercooler, a tube-and-fin core from a company that sells cheap intercoolers on eBay, which are most likely copied from a name-brand manufacturer. I presume they copied somebody’s design since their advertising includes a picture of my car from this blog that they haven’t
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