EGR Race Pipe and S/Flap Plugs

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-02-2016, 07:36 AM

Amigos just got my new toys,either this weekend or next Walnut blasting and installing toys

Torqu3 · 11-02-2016, 08:28 AM

Were you running an EGR block before now? Let us know what it's like!

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-02-2016, 10:56 AM

Torqu3 yes I had the EGR plates from IAKNOWN now Im doing EGR race pipe along with swirl flap delete. will provide updates ok

f00dstamps · 11-02-2016, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Puerto Rican 335d

Torqu3 yes I had the EGR plates from IAKNOWN now Im doing EGR race pipe along with swirl flap delete. will provide updates ok

I've got a race pipe waiting to be installed as well. I look forward to the increased throttle response. What is the advantage of deleting the swirl flaps?

BB_cuda · 11-02-2016, 11:46 AM

My flaps were tuned to be open all of the time. I switched to the blanks and observed no difference. Per tuner's recommendation, I left the swirl flap actuator plugged into harness.

To answer your question, I suppose piece of mind to know one of things won't come apart on me. To my knowledge, no North American 335D has had this problem. I say this from the standpoint that I hadn't seen anything from either Diesel board. That isn't official from BMW though.

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-02-2016, 01:51 PM

Cuda so let me be clear on this I can clean the swirl flaps and leave them installed along using the new plugs correct me on this , gracias

BB_cuda · 11-02-2016, 02:02 PM

Nope. Either the swirl flaps or the blanks. They both bolt in at the exact same spot. I think pictures are going to be helpful here.

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-02-2016, 02:09 PM

Ok Gracias

BB_cuda · 11-02-2016, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Puerto Rican 335d

Ok Gracias

The above is a you tube video showing how to remove intake but its for a European 530D. Skip to about the 8 minute point just as intake is removed. At that time point, they show how to take swirl flaps off and replace with the blanking plates. Hope this clears up your confusion.

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-02-2016, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BB_cuda

The above is a you tube video showing how to remove intake but its for a European 530D. Skip to about the 8 minute point just as intake is removed. At that time point, they show how to take swirl flaps off and replace with the blanking plates. Hope this clears up your confusion.

Gracias great info

JTC1 · 11-02-2016, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BB_cuda

My flaps were tuned to be open all of the time. I switched to the blanks and observed no difference. Per tuner's recommendation, I left the swirl flap actuator plugged into harness.

Did you specifically ask to have the flaps tuned to stay open or is that already part of the tune? You have the JR tune don't you?

glitdi · 11-02-2016, 08:02 PM

after watching the video do not use sandpaper to clean up surfaces... any and I mean any bit of silica that makes its way down to the cylinder can f up an engine real quick... there is no embedability in a modern diesel... use a scraper....
Also use engine oil on the swirl flap o-rings.. the way he did it its possible to pinch an o-ring.

BB_cuda · 11-02-2016, 09:13 PM

Yep, always use clean motor oil on the seals and the surface the seal is engaging. I only wanted PR to see where swirls come out of and blanking plates go back into. I didn't watch after 9 min point. I'll go back and see what you are commenting on.

Yes JCT1, JR but no I didn't ask for flaps to be tuned out. I just found out after the fact, stage 2 race.

EDIT: yes, I agree that using sand paper there was silly.

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-12-2016, 12:39 PM

Ok amigo. We removed the intake and Lord and behold BARELY no soot in the intake egr or flaps. My mechanic and I were shocked. Will try to upload from my phn ok

atwal187 · 11-12-2016, 12:46 PM

My egr is currently disabled and I'm either planning on getting it blocked by plates or should I go with the actual race pipe ? I'm in Canada as well so buying the American race pipes does add up prices after conversion. Is there much of a difference or very minor

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-12-2016, 12:51 PM

Anyone can post my videos whatsapp me 787.459.4518 cant seem to upload them

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-12-2016, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by atwal187

My egr is currently disabled and I'm either planning on getting it blocked by plates or should I go with the actual race pipe ? I'm in Canada as well so buying the American race pipes does add up prices after conversion. Is there much of a difference or very minor

We havent test drove or dynoed it so we cant say as of yet. Mechanic info me i had a boosted hose so theres the loss of hp in the car. Will keep u guys posted

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-14-2016, 10:18 AM

Ok Amigos atwal187 has my videos in case anyone wants to see. First of all intake was cleaned and BARELY any soot on it as well as the throttle egr pipe was clean , we were so impressed that we couldn't believe it, my mechanic went in Youtube and saw some of the cars with soot in their systems.

The car runs a smoother than before , turbo lag is minimal as in before, as far as mpg I cannot tell you guys yet. The power is there but transitions smoothly than before. Atwal187 load the videos when you can gracias

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-14-2016, 10:20 AM

For got to tell you the hose that BUSTED was the drivers side hose not the red hose, does FORGE make that hose or whom does it?

BB_cuda · 11-14-2016, 10:30 AM

PR, please show us a picture of the busted IC outlet pipe. Hole in the rubber portion or hole in the aluminum portion? thanks. I had bought a used one from salvage yard and need to know where to inspect it.

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-14-2016, 10:44 AM

Thanks cuda I called my mechanic, he corrected me , he stated that the red hose (OEM) was going bad and the flange had broken(reason being I lost 100 whp), but he did advice me to get the drivers side hose which he states is in bad condition. Hope this clears up and corrected misinformation.

Puerto Rican 335d · 11-30-2016, 06:46 AM

Ok amigos latest UPDATE, no dyno runs performed been to busy painting my properties before I move to DR.

Ok the scoop on the EGR race pipe, very well made by Andrew and his crew, fits perfectly . Now the bad part is that fuel economy has decreased in the city(I think its me with that damn heavy right foot of mines) in the highway the car runs so smooth as it was an OEM part. Fuel economy in the hwy seems to increase anywhere from 3-5 MPGs (problem AGAIN my damn heavy foot).

Car has minimal turbo lag and jumps (remember this) LIKE A TIGER lol. Anyway I really cant determine the overall mpg since I race a lot but will try my darnest to stay calm. From 40 mph to 120 this thing is something WAYYY diferrent than it used to be. With all the rain we've had over the last month almost 1 foot of rain and the roads full of pot holes Im not going to risk ANOTHER damaged wheel.

With that said Im still unable to upload from my cell the videos ATWAL went MIA on me after I sent him the videos. Anyone willing I'll send them thru whatsapp to you. Gracias

11-02-2016, 07:36 AM	#1
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Puerto Rican 335d Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Puerto Rico(Dominican Republic 03/2017) iTrader: (0)	Torqu3 yes I had the EGR plates from IAKNOWN now Im doing EGR race pipe along with swirl flap delete. will provide updates ok __________________ RENNtech Flash(Lenny Wu)/WAGNER IC Enkei Rajin 18"/Execuhitch Hitch/Koni FSD Soft Ride Bike Rack/Brava Synthetic Motor Oil(Made in Puerto Rico)/Meth(in the works)/CBU done w Andrew EGR Race Pipe (whoa! what an animal it is now)
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BB_cuda Brigadier General 761 Rep 3,553 Posts Drives: 2011 335D Msport, 2013 X5D Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Clear Lake, Texas iTrader: (0)	My flaps were tuned to be open all of the time. I switched to the blanks and observed no difference. Per tuner's recommendation, I left the swirl flap actuator plugged into harness. To answer your question, I suppose piece of mind to know one of things won't come apart on me. To my knowledge, no North American 335D has had this problem. I say this from the standpoint that I hadn't seen anything from either Diesel board. That isn't official from BMW though.
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Puerto Rican 335d Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Puerto Rico(Dominican Republic 03/2017) iTrader: (0)	Cuda so let me be clear on this I can clean the swirl flaps and leave them installed along using the new plugs correct me on this , gracias __________________ RENNtech Flash(Lenny Wu)/WAGNER IC Enkei Rajin 18"/Execuhitch Hitch/Koni FSD Soft Ride Bike Rack/Brava Synthetic Motor Oil(Made in Puerto Rico)/Meth(in the works)/CBU done w Andrew EGR Race Pipe (whoa! what an animal it is now)
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BB_cuda Brigadier General 761 Rep 3,553 Posts Drives: 2011 335D Msport, 2013 X5D Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Clear Lake, Texas iTrader: (0)	Nope. Either the swirl flaps or the blanks. They both bolt in at the exact same spot. I think pictures are going to be helpful here. Last edited by BB_cuda; 11-02-2016 at 04:59 PM..
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Puerto Rican 335d Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Puerto Rico(Dominican Republic 03/2017) iTrader: (0)	Ok Gracias __________________ RENNtech Flash(Lenny Wu)/WAGNER IC Enkei Rajin 18"/Execuhitch Hitch/Koni FSD Soft Ride Bike Rack/Brava Synthetic Motor Oil(Made in Puerto Rico)/Meth(in the works)/CBU done w Andrew EGR Race Pipe (whoa! what an animal it is now)
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glitdi Rudolf/German/Compression Ignition Specialist. 53 Rep 168 Posts Drives: 2009 335d Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: West Coast Canada iTrader: (0)	after watching the video do not use sandpaper to clean up surfaces... any and I mean any bit of silica that makes its way down to the cylinder can f up an engine real quick... there is no embedability in a modern diesel... use a scraper.... Also use engine oil on the swirl flap o-rings.. the way he did it its possible to pinch an o-ring. __________________ I fix other people's stupid German problems so I can afford to fix my stupid German problems....
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BB_cuda Brigadier General 761 Rep 3,553 Posts Drives: 2011 335D Msport, 2013 X5D Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Clear Lake, Texas iTrader: (0)	Yep, always use clean motor oil on the seals and the surface the seal is engaging. I only wanted PR to see where swirls come out of and blanking plates go back into. I didn't watch after 9 min point. I'll go back and see what you are commenting on. Yes JCT1, JR but no I didn't ask for flaps to be tuned out. I just found out after the fact, stage 2 race. EDIT: yes, I agree that using sand paper there was silly. Last edited by BB_cuda; 11-02-2016 at 09:19 PM..
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Puerto Rican 335d Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Puerto Rico(Dominican Republic 03/2017) iTrader: (0)	Ok amigo. We removed the intake and Lord and behold BARELY no soot in the intake egr or flaps. My mechanic and I were shocked. Will try to upload from my phn ok __________________ RENNtech Flash(Lenny Wu)/WAGNER IC Enkei Rajin 18"/Execuhitch Hitch/Koni FSD Soft Ride Bike Rack/Brava Synthetic Motor Oil(Made in Puerto Rico)/Meth(in the works)/CBU done w Andrew EGR Race Pipe (whoa! what an animal it is now)
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atwal187 First Lieutenant 50 Rep 347 Posts Drives: bmw 335d e90 2009 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: bc canada iTrader: (0)	My egr is currently disabled and I'm either planning on getting it blocked by plates or should I go with the actual race pipe ? I'm in Canada as well so buying the American race pipes does add up prices after conversion. Is there much of a difference or very minor
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Puerto Rican 335d Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Puerto Rico(Dominican Republic 03/2017) iTrader: (0)	Anyone can post my videos whatsapp me 787.459.4518 cant seem to upload them __________________ RENNtech Flash(Lenny Wu)/WAGNER IC Enkei Rajin 18"/Execuhitch Hitch/Koni FSD Soft Ride Bike Rack/Brava Synthetic Motor Oil(Made in Puerto Rico)/Meth(in the works)/CBU done w Andrew EGR Race Pipe (whoa! what an animal it is now)
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11-14-2016, 10:18 AM	#18
Puerto Rican 335d Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Puerto Rico(Dominican Republic 03/2017) iTrader: (0)	Ok Amigos atwal187 has my videos in case anyone wants to see. First of all intake was cleaned and BARELY any soot on it as well as the throttle egr pipe was clean , we were so impressed that we couldn't believe it, my mechanic went in Youtube and saw some of the cars with soot in their systems. The car runs a smoother than before , turbo lag is minimal as in before, as far as mpg I cannot tell you guys yet. The power is there but transitions smoothly than before. Atwal187 load the videos when you can gracias __________________ RENNtech Flash(Lenny Wu)/WAGNER IC Enkei Rajin 18"/Execuhitch Hitch/Koni FSD Soft Ride Bike Rack/Brava Synthetic Motor Oil(Made in Puerto Rico)/Meth(in the works)/CBU done w Andrew EGR Race Pipe (whoa! what an animal it is now)
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Puerto Rican 335d Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Puerto Rico(Dominican Republic 03/2017) iTrader: (0)	For got to tell you the hose that BUSTED was the drivers side hose not the red hose, does FORGE make that hose or whom does it? __________________ RENNtech Flash(Lenny Wu)/WAGNER IC Enkei Rajin 18"/Execuhitch Hitch/Koni FSD Soft Ride Bike Rack/Brava Synthetic Motor Oil(Made in Puerto Rico)/Meth(in the works)/CBU done w Andrew EGR Race Pipe (whoa! what an animal it is now)
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BB_cuda Brigadier General 761 Rep 3,553 Posts Drives: 2011 335D Msport, 2013 X5D Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Clear Lake, Texas iTrader: (0)	PR, please show us a picture of the busted IC outlet pipe. Hole in the rubber portion or hole in the aluminum portion? thanks. I had bought a used one from salvage yard and need to know where to inspect it.
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Puerto Rican 335d Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Puerto Rico(Dominican Republic 03/2017) iTrader: (0)	Thanks cuda I called my mechanic, he corrected me , he stated that the red hose (OEM) was going bad and the flange had broken(reason being I lost 100 whp), but he did advice me to get the drivers side hose which he states is in bad condition. Hope this clears up and corrected misinformation. __________________ RENNtech Flash(Lenny Wu)/WAGNER IC Enkei Rajin 18"/Execuhitch Hitch/Koni FSD Soft Ride Bike Rack/Brava Synthetic Motor Oil(Made in Puerto Rico)/Meth(in the works)/CBU done w Andrew EGR Race Pipe (whoa! what an animal it is now)
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11-30-2016, 06:46 AM	#22
Puerto Rican 335d Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,489 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Puerto Rico(Dominican Republic 03/2017) iTrader: (0)	Ok amigos latest UPDATE, no dyno runs performed been to busy painting my properties before I move to DR. Ok the scoop on the EGR race pipe, very well made by Andrew and his crew, fits perfectly . Now the bad part is that fuel economy has decreased in the city(I think its me with that damn heavy right foot of mines) in the highway the car runs so smooth as it was an OEM part. Fuel economy in the hwy seems to increase anywhere from 3-5 MPGs (problem AGAIN my damn heavy foot). Car has minimal turbo lag and jumps (remember this) LIKE A TIGER lol. Anyway I really cant determine the overall mpg since I race a lot but will try my darnest to stay calm. From 40 mph to 120 this thing is something WAYYY diferrent than it used to be. With all the rain we've had over the last month almost 1 foot of rain and the roads full of pot holes Im not going to risk ANOTHER damaged wheel. With that said Im still unable to upload from my cell the videos ATWAL went MIA on me after I sent him the videos. Anyone willing I'll send them thru whatsapp to you. Gracias __________________ RENNtech Flash(Lenny Wu)/WAGNER IC Enkei Rajin 18"/Execuhitch Hitch/Koni FSD Soft Ride Bike Rack/Brava Synthetic Motor Oil(Made in Puerto Rico)/Meth(in the works)/CBU done w Andrew EGR Race Pipe (whoa! what an animal it is now)
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