Blocking off EGR Valve
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 162
Likes: 1
From: Johnsburg IL
Blocking off EGR Valve
Has anyone had problems with using a block-off plate for the EGR Valve? I heard or read once doing so can create carbon build up in the manifold.
Any knowledge shared is appreciated.
Any knowledge shared is appreciated.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 7,456
Likes: 2
From: Coming home from Luckenbach Texas
It can indeed create carbon buildup in the exhaust crossover. My car had the blocking plate in place when I bought it. When I did the head swap, there was carbon in the passages below the plate.
However, I don't consider it to be a serious issue...
However, I don't consider it to be a serious issue...
Race Director
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 10,362
Likes: 5
From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!
Originally Posted by colorado1967
Has anyone had problems with using a block-off plate for the EGR Valve? I heard or read once doing so can create carbon build up in the manifold.
Any knowledge shared is appreciated.
Any knowledge shared is appreciated.
the only anomoly is carbon and that is easily cleaned. Valves last at least a 100K miles, and you know when they go bad (sticking open) by the bad idle. Of course, the system that sends vacuum to open the EGR could go bad too, causing it to get vacuum at idle - but that's a rare event.
Why do you want to get rid of the valve anyway?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,193
Likes: 176
From: Hillsborough NC
Originally Posted by SanDiegoPaul
Exhaust Gas Recirculation has no ill effects though. It is a harmless smog device that can reduce cylinder temps, and thereby actually reduce ping.
the only anomoly is carbon and that is easily cleaned. Valves last at least a 100K miles, and you know when they go bad (sticking open) by the bad idle. Of course, the system that sends vacuum to open the EGR could go bad too, causing it to get vacuum at idle - but that's a rare event.
Why do you want to get rid of the valve anyway?
the only anomoly is carbon and that is easily cleaned. Valves last at least a 100K miles, and you know when they go bad (sticking open) by the bad idle. Of course, the system that sends vacuum to open the EGR could go bad too, causing it to get vacuum at idle - but that's a rare event.
Why do you want to get rid of the valve anyway?
Would the bad idle be only at startup, or all of the time? My 78 has a terrible time idling when it first starts and I'm just wondering....
Le Mans Master
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 7,456
Likes: 2
From: Coming home from Luckenbach Texas
Originally Posted by SLVRSHRK
Would the bad idle be only at startup, or all of the time? My 78 has a terrible time idling when it first starts and I'm just wondering....
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 1,345
Likes: 3
Originally Posted by SanDiegoPaul
Exhaust Gas Recirculation has no ill effects though. It is a harmless smog device that can reduce cylinder temps, and thereby actually reduce ping.
the only anomoly is carbon and that is easily cleaned. Valves last at least a 100K miles, and you know when they go bad (sticking open) by the bad idle. Of course, the system that sends vacuum to open the EGR could go bad too, causing it to get vacuum at idle - but that's a rare event.
Why do you want to get rid of the valve anyway?
the only anomoly is carbon and that is easily cleaned. Valves last at least a 100K miles, and you know when they go bad (sticking open) by the bad idle. Of course, the system that sends vacuum to open the EGR could go bad too, causing it to get vacuum at idle - but that's a rare event.
Why do you want to get rid of the valve anyway?
EGR hurts engine performance. By adding exhuast mixture to the combustion chamber through the intake valves, there is a lower mass of power producing fuel/air mixture that can be burnt in the limited (by displacement) chamber- that produces less power.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 2,198
Likes: 2
From: Eastern Connecticut
Originally Posted by StickShiftCorvette
\
EGR hurts engine performance. By adding exhuast mixture to the combustion chamber through the intake valves, there is a lower mass of power producing fuel/air mixture that can be burnt in the limited (by displacement) chamber- that produces less power.
EGR hurts engine performance. By adding exhuast mixture to the combustion chamber through the intake valves, there is a lower mass of power producing fuel/air mixture that can be burnt in the limited (by displacement) chamber- that produces less power.
IN PARTHOWEVER, that is only at part throttle, so it doesn't matter,and actually lets you run more advance. At full throttle the vacuum goes away and the valve closes. EGR is a lot like vacuum advance, it's only there when you can use it, and goes away when it hurts performance.
There is no good reason to disable the EGR.
Joe
