Thank you for such a clear, no nonsense explanation!
@vPerformance2 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@andrewwelsh75410 күн бұрын
Best swirl flaps explanation ever 👍👍
@queuing892 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍Thats exactly what they do and exactly why you should remove them
@vPerformance2 жыл бұрын
Glad we got something right at last!
@daysofgrace29349 ай бұрын
@@vPerformance No don't remove them. The reason you are getting carbon in your intake is because of EGR. Remap your ECU to stop EGR. Clean out your intake - dunk overnight in carb cleaner and inspect/change the flaps every 75k miles...
@dinosshed2 жыл бұрын
I'd most definitely not remove them if made from steel and are quality. I often upgrade them to custom made steel cuts or carbon fibre. The performance lost after removing them is dramatic.
@2BugsandaBack2 жыл бұрын
I'll be taking them off my A6 when I finally get around to it. Partly for the reasons you mention and partly because the black tape I used to cover up the check engine light on the dash is starting to look a bit untidy now and I can turn it off for good when the flaps are gone.
@vPerformance2 жыл бұрын
Is there a kit for the a6?
@2BugsandaBack2 жыл бұрын
@@vPerformance for the V6 tdi, yes. Mine's a 2.7tdi. I got the kit from Darkside Developments.
@vPerformance2 жыл бұрын
They make some cracking stuff. Wish I was closer to them!
@alimackenzie2168 Жыл бұрын
So, to sum up, swirl flaps good if properly engineered and manufactured from the right materials, swirl flaps bad on all available/affordable production véhicules.
@mykolastrunce54577 ай бұрын
All bmw diesels 2000-2008 loved eating the flaps with catastrophic damage. And they still are plastic on the newer ones, just not infamous for killing engines anymore. So i think it's more of a swirl flaps good under warranty. Swirl flaps bad if they are old
@josediegorojassolano41962 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see next step and how the engine performs.
@bhxotics2880 Жыл бұрын
Had mine removed, car drives great
@Mr_Whippy922 жыл бұрын
Cracking info. Removed them from my a3. Not long before they fell apart
@vPerformance2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you dodged a major bullet!
@Mr_Whippy922 жыл бұрын
@@vPerformance certainly did , plastic manifolds man ha , was causing a boostt leak as it wore a hole in the intake
@heisenfeis Жыл бұрын
i love engines with swirl flaps its so fun to tell people "i can remove them for *price*" and they say, "nah, its not a problem yet" and then their engine blows up due to stupid plastic. it is far more common that the flaps break in the closed position all the time so you cant go past 2-3000 rpm thinking you are in limp mode but there is actual plastic flaps blocking airflow at higher RPM. Since there are 2 seperate runners, short for torque and long for sustained torque at higher rpm, as he pointed out in the video.
@JamesBrown-ux9ds2 жыл бұрын
The fuel quality in Germany is much higher compared to England and America. That's why carbon buildup is less of a problem in Germany. Fuel quality in England and America seems to be a sort of rip off to their customers when compared to fuel qualities in Germany. (I am indeed afraid that the international cooperation will make the German fuel quality go down as well. 'Maybe for the markets the best solution'. Yes - but not for my engines.) That's why we are expected to drive synthetic diesels only in such cars anyway. The usual telling goes, we all know, 'using VPower diesel only will not increase total cost of ownership (too much) anyway.' True again - because depreciation on a new or three year old 120k € car is way, way higher than paying about 6 or 8 % more on VPower fuels. The fuel costs don't make it anyway. 'Only small people seek to have a saving here'. Buy a new car every four years or 50k miles and i will never have any of such problems. (True again - but the car-brand still continues to keep on accumulating big probs on it's reputation. - We see too many 'I-people' baring responsiblity everywhere anyway? 'I will be out of office and in retirement anyway when the avalanche of complaints with regard to that will come'(?))
@cornelisemail6070 Жыл бұрын
I removed egr valve and swirl flaps and its running better and lower gas per mile Vauxhall astra h z16xep
@daysofgrace29349 ай бұрын
I'd keep the flaps but remap EGR out of your ECU. This way you wont get carbon in your intake therefore no carbon build-up. Replace every 75K miles...
@3dvorator Жыл бұрын
When a crap brittle aged plastic swirl blade breaks and it's sucked into your head ...that's why they remove it
@csppopa2 жыл бұрын
What about the performance loss? Or what about emissions on the exhaust pipe? Are they worst? We would like to know about that too.
@vPerformance2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah the emissions are worse because of less complete burn. That means more nitric oxide emission. Performance under partial throttle is worse, but better at full throttle because more air can get in the cylinder when on maximum attack
@theholbrooks7374 Жыл бұрын
@@vPerformance Didn't notice any power drop on my BMW M47 engine and nor has it failed on emissions in the passed 10 years I have done it. All good.
@overbuiltautomotive12992 жыл бұрын
bmw modern build standards .bmw sale guy flips me off .lol good video
@vPerformance2 жыл бұрын
It's a damn shame. Glad you enjoyed the video though!
@williepie2 жыл бұрын
basically like TGV's on a subie right?
@vPerformance2 жыл бұрын
Yes exactly
@superplayerunknown729 Жыл бұрын
Hi ,i just removed swirlps ,everythinks seems fine ,same aceleration ,but my mpg got much worse... Any suggestions where to look at ? .Thx
@roynorb Жыл бұрын
Need to program it out of the ECU, your car still thinks it has functional flappies.. Go get a tune on the car which programs away the entire function from your car.
@superplayerunknown729 Жыл бұрын
@@roynorb thank you will do that soon
@tennentslagerman89102 жыл бұрын
Has anyone ever said you are Ewan McGregor’s doppelgänger
@vPerformance2 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard that before. He's less bald than I am for sure.
@bestofthebest382110 ай бұрын
aussie or scottish accent?
@Lawrence-Joseph-Norse2 жыл бұрын
Repent to Jesus Christ! Are you a sinner? Mark <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="137">2:17</a> King James Version 17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
@vPerformance2 жыл бұрын
Technically aren't we all sinners?
@Lawrence-Joseph-Norse2 жыл бұрын
@@vPerformance yes! But you have to think about your personal sins that you have sinned. If you want your sins washed away by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ then you must - Believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died and was buried and rose again the third day according to the scriptures- 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 KJV. Have godly sorrow and a contrite broken heart toward God for sinning against him. 2 Corinthians 7:10 King James Version 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. And call upon the name of the Lord and ask him to save you! Romans 10:13 King James Version 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. When he saves you he will seal you with his Holy Ghost and you shall be sealed unto the day of redemption! This is true salvation! Stay away from Catholics and all Christian denominations. They are of the devil. We are to have a personal relationship with Almighty God Jesus Christ. There is no scripture in the epistles of Paul the apostle to the gentiles to build a building and call it church. Think of eternity!
@ShannonpdpHammond-yy7yh5 ай бұрын
not everyone believes in your delusional fairytales