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Astra VXR dump valve fitted with one way valve

8.8K views 46 replies 14 participants last post by  rickvpw  
#1 ·
First Post folks, :shock::shock:

i've recently fitted a baileys D26 dump valve to my VXR, as most said it was pretty quiet so after reading about one way valves i fitted a £2.50 one way valve from halfords, this made it a lot louder and so far i've had no driveability issue's the car is the exact same :):)

some people say the one way valve only lets 10% of air back into the recirculating valve but surely a one way valve lets nothing back through - not an expert but i know when i use a one way street i don't see 10% of cars going the wrong way !!:lol::lol:

thanks to Daz for the how to guide absolutely spot on!
 
#6 ·
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this is the position on my dump valve, still to order a samco pipe with take off as it looks rubbish just cutting the original pipe

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the little white nylon piece you can see is the one way valve fitted just in front of the re-circ valve, £2.50 from halfords, so far after a month of using this i've had no problems at all

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this is the T piece just before the fuel pressure reg valve sorry it's not a great photo but it was bucketing down !!

any questions dropm me a line and i'll try and help - it really is apiece of cake to fit
 
#13 ·
a dump valve releases the pressure in the pipe when u back off. The pressure in the pipe normally builds up and backs up causing the turbo to slow down due to pressure. when you re-apply your lead foot the turbo has to wind up again, this is called "lag". dump valves stop or try to stop this lag. in road use its just about the pppppssssttt but for race its about the milliseconds gained by not having to wait for the turbo to kick back in. i'm sure anyone whos fitted a dump valve to a road car hasnt noticed the extra .0034 of a second they have shaved off their travel to work time
 
#8 ·
i think its just one of these things i wanted to try

first time i've had a car with a turbo so just fancied one to try it for a while it'll last another month or so then i'll get bored and get rid and use the money to get somethin for a bit more power

purely just to get rid of my curiosity
 
#16 ·
Apologies - DO NOT FIT A ONE WAY VALVE TO YOUR VXR

I had previously said my car was the exact same after fiitng one of these oh how i wish i hadn't bothered.

Yesterday my car started going bonkers, was running like a bag of ****, juddering like mad and my traction control light was flashing as most owners would do i started to panick a bit thinkin i had some serious problems, so far this is the only " engine " mod I have done so I removed the one way valve and took it out for a drive and was completely back to normal.

IF ANYBODY IS THINKIN ABOUT TRYIN THIS PLEASE TAKE MY ADVICE AND DONT BOTHER AND COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY AND ALSO I HOPE I'VE NOT DONE ANY DAMAGE TO MY CAR !!
 
#19 ·
Did you fit the oneway valve only :confused: I take it you had an aftermarket dumpvalve fitted too as all the one way valve does is dissable the standard dump valve.


I have had one fitted to my car for about 18 months now with no problems. I think I was probably the first one to fit the one way valve on here and Astra sport after reasing it on an Australian website.
 
#24 ·
bypas recirc valve

i dont know if it is of any help to anyone but if you give bailey motorsport a call (01763 2466660) they can supply you with a solid plug that replaces the spring inside the factory valve for about £6.00.
it complete bypass the factory valve with no probs what so ever.

you remove the 3 allan bolts on top of the factory recirc valve,remove the top,remove the spring and replace it with the bailey item then put it back together and job done.
 
#28 ·
i dont know about others mate but the fact that it takes longer to fit and you rip half your knuckles off doing it says to me that it does a better job even tho if i think about it i know its exactley the same.:lol:

crazy i know but the point im trying to make is that if someone was going to have a problem with bypassing the recirc valve either with the one way valve or bailey item then im sure bailey would of heard about it.