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03-09-2020, 09:13 PM | #1 |
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Valved Exhaust with Supercharger?
Hey guys, i just bought a 2011 e92 M3 with DCT. It has a ESS 625 kit and an IPE valved exhaust. I was reading through ESS's website, and it very clearly states that you should NOT use valved exhaust systems with a supercharger, as the valved exhausts do not have enough flow, and can cause adaptation issues.
I was wondering if anyone has run into any actual issues, and if i should go ahead and make the change to a different exhaust. As a side note: kudos to ESS on the supercharger kit. Good lord this thing is fast. Thanks in advance! |
03-09-2020, 10:25 PM | #2 |
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Yes, never use valved exhausts closed when you do hard pulls. Regularly driving around its fine but when you have it closed you will lose power as the engine is not able to escape exhaust gasses fast enough. Far too much restriction and if you ever plan on tracking the car I'd get rid of the IPE completely for something else.
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Thank you for your response!
So if i am correct, i can leave the valve closed while normal driving (wife in car), but when i am driving "spirited", leave the valve open for any hard pulls. I dont plan on tracking the vehicle, as this is just a weekend car. I really like the exhaust, but if i need to change it, then so be it! |
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03-10-2020, 09:58 AM | #4 |
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We are in the same boat
I have a weak valve on the left side and it opens if I go above 6k RPM so be careful. Also, since I had an akrapovic xpipe before, I had the joints cut straight and that opened due to pressure. Even-though we changed the clamps to better clamps I drive in a civilized manner when the valves are closed and open the valves while racing (Fines are crazy here). I guess it is reasonable to say, yes a valved exhaust is not really the best combination with a supercharger
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Im pretty interested in this thread. I have a full armytrix exhaust including their xpipe and im looking to go supercharged. I really don't want to give up on the exhaust because it sounds great and looks great. I drive over 3k rpm with the valves open all the time but I flip the valve off when going through town (3k or under and very light throttle) and backing into the garage. I know the armytrix X pipe doesnt have that restrictive hole in the X like the IPE so I imagine that it should have plenty of flow as long as the valves remain open much like other full x pipe exhausts.
Any thoughts on this or has anyone used this exhaust on their supercharged M3? |
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Don't overthink it. I was in your exact situation before I supercharged my car. Keep your valves open if you plan on doing hard pulls. Other than that, there's nothing to worry about.
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Does anyone know what the internals of some of these valved mufflers look like? Curious how similar or dissimilar they are across different brands..
The Armytrix website actually has a disclaimer that going over 4000 rpm with valves closed may damage the muffler (supercharged or not). |
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Curious, are there any set ups that are not straight through/straight pipe with the valve open?
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