Debaffled Charge Pipe Guide - DIY
I was reading through TimJK’s thread yesterday and he explained that he debaffled his charge pipe, without replacing the baffled sleeve, like others have done. I searched SCN for such information and a
guide, but there was little information on this. So, I thought I would give some guidance.
I removed my charge pipe this morning to see how I could go about removing the baffled sleeve.
I was told that the metal was quite brittle and would respond well to a hammer and chisel. So that’s what I did. I positioned the chisel width wise as seen in the below picture.
As you can see from the below pictures, the sleeve, which is perhaps 10 cm long, is secured by metal rings which attach it to the actual charge pipe. I chiselled clockwise, a ring at a time. There are five retaining rings in total, before you reach the bottom of the sleeve.
The pictures show ring by ring removal. I found it useful to chisel the ring, which simply broke into pieces, before removing the attached bit of sleeve. Eventually, you end up with this; a debaffled pipe.
I was meticulous in cleaning the pipe afterwards, to ensure that all the tiny shards were removed, as I wouldn’t want anything to pass through the tubby.
Now, I’m not sure what this may achieve. It’s debaffled but as there is no replacement sleeve, who knows whether this will achieve anything? It’s meant to give slightly better throttle response and give a better flow to the turbo. Certaintly, on a mapped car this may have more of an impact, but we’ll see. It was a free mod and it will give me an indication as to whether a Forge debaffled charge pipe will be of any benefit.
I’m sure this may be a little contentious amongst those in the know, but as there was little in the way of a
guide, hopefully members will find this of some use. I’ll be sure to give feedback once the car has been driven over a period of time.
James.