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Post06-07-2004, 11:45    Subject: Box Tuning: Increased Deposits in Intake Manifold! Quote

Hello everyone,

I installed a 'soft box' (AFN model) when the car had approximately 200,000 kilometers on the odometer.

My thought is as follows:

Isn't it true that, considering old fuel injectors and the increased fuel injection volume achieved through chip tuning, the exhaust emissions become significantly dirtier, meaning thicker and more sooty?

Isn't it also true that, when driving at very high speeds on the highway, the oil consumption increases, and the oil mist produced by the crankcase ventilation system becomes denser?
(Is this assumption even correct? icon_redface.gif)

If the EGR system is *not* deactivated, shouldn't the intake manifold become much more prone to clogging and sludge buildup, which would then negatively impact the performance of my car?

Does that mean that, especially considering the modifications, I should disable the EGR system as soon as possible? icon_surprised.gif Or am I, more or less, affected by the effects of a functioning EGR system to the same extent as a slow driver who has new injectors but has not made any modifications?

Thank you for your advice.
(Still searching and reading.)

Tobi.


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Post07-07-2004, 10:57    Subject: Box Tuning: Increased Deposits in Intake Manifold. Quote

ObenbeiMutti wrote:
Isn't it true that, considering old fuel injectors and an increased fuel injection volume achieved through chip tuning, the exhaust emissions become significantly dirtier, meaning thicker and more sooty.

Thick = icon_question.gif icon_question.gif icon_question.gif
"Rußhaltiger" generally agrees.

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Isn't it also true that, when driving at much higher speeds on the highway, the oil consumption increases, and the oil mist from the crankcase ventilation system becomes thicker?
(Is this assumption even correct? icon_redface.gif )

If you mean "thicker" refers to more soot in the oil mist, then I would agree.

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Wouldn't it be the case that, with an EGR system that is !!not!! deactivated, the intake manifold would become much more clogged and dirty, and that this would negatively affect my car and its performance.

Faster, yes, but define much . . .

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Does that mean that, especially considering the tuning, I should disable the EGR system as soon as possible? icon_surprised.gif

Technically, yes. Legally (due to the loss of equity), definitely not.
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