Getting rid of the egr cooler on the back of the inlet

[Paul_13]

From what I understand the earlier hdi's come without this , as I'm putting the gt2052s on I want to get rid of all the egr gubbins 

Is it just the case the water distribution block is different ie one port blanked off  and the pipes are a different route up top which don't pass through the cooler ?

[Jonny81191]

Yep, sack it off, block both manifolds and join the pipes together.. 25mm copper pipe works fairly well if a little tight to fit in.

[Paul_13]

Cool, I've got a purpose made joiner already lying about.

Both mani's will be blocked when the turbo goes on.

Was looking at the standard 306 egr solenoid and it's huge!

I had it in my mind there were 3 pipes going into the egr cooler heater thing, that right? Or just the 2.

I'm getting confused by the thermostat housing I think

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For the connection around the back

[toseland]

can you use the cooler out and inlets to cool the CHRA?

might be worth a thought

[Paul_13]

Isn't a water cooled one unfortunately, could of done it with the td04 no problem

[Poodle]

Only two pipes on the coolers, one in and one out. The egr valve itself is pretty huge, i *think* it's for cooling so the diaphragm doesn't die - on modern cars it's usually on the inlet end of the egr pipe, or at least not mounted directly to the exhaust mani lol.

[Paul_13]

Ah good just the 2 pipes, happy days