Fabbed some vacuum canisters. . .

[Jsherry20]

Any pictures of these installed on the car yet?

 

[b1mmr]

in for installed pics gj mate

 

[Jsherry20]

in for installed pics gj mate

Pretty excited to see installed pictures as well

 

[Bmwfixerguy1]

i hear you. i just always wonder why people even keep them. Tested with and without them for some time. Made no difference in having them. So i deleted them both. Shortened all the lines. and converted to running everything off of one single boost control solenoid instead of two. Cleaner look and better response.

Does look good though bud. good work.

Where I did my mmp inlets I asked mourcio had he just tried deleting the canisters as part of the instructions and he said on some not all it causes lots of trouble.. I'm thinking maybe the cars with worn out pressure converter solenoids.. Maybe just a hunch..

 

[Bmwfixerguy1]

Figure id share my vacuum canisters. Please dont criticize my welds too much, am a hobbiest welder lol. Anywho, figure id fab some vacuum canisters since i gotta move them for my new setup. Still need to find a place to mount them but need my mmp stage 3 and inlets to come first
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I think it's such a shame that in 2017we have to start off are posts with "hey guys don't criticise me"

Man were a bunch of assholes!

OP you did a great job! I'm not a welder at all but I'd be happy with that if I paid you money to do it!

 

[N54gasm]

Thank you! lol.

 

[Bmwfixerguy1]

Thank you! lol.

You welcome! Have a great Father's day!

 

[pranadude]

Looks great, I have always wanted to replace the shitty looking OEM canisters. Awesome build!

 

[Rayjay19]

Are vacuum canisters required I want to delete them. I've read it might have to do with what altitude you live at?

 

[Rayjay19]

Ohh and very cool fab work!

 

[N54gasm]

Looks great, I have always wanted to replace the shitty looking OEM canisters. Awesome build!

Thank you. Yeah, I am not a fan of the stock canisters, and like one off pieces

Are vacuum canisters required I want to delete them. I've read it might have to do with what altitude you live at?

They are technically not required, but why not keep what bmw spent tons of money on designing/testing?

 

[Hassans]

What material are they made of?

 

[N54gasm]

6061 Aluminum

 

[N54gasm]

Are vacuum canisters required I want to delete them. I've read it might have to do with what altitude you live at?

Some dont have issues, but bmw spent millions on r&d and there is a reason they are there so i believe in keeping them.

Ohh and very cool fab work!

Thank you.

 

[Kommodore]

You will have issues with the canister delete if you go from low elevation to high elevation. Because atmospheric pressure can change, the canisters are used to ensure that the car always has a consistent source of vacuum to operate the WG's when going through those changes. If you live at or near sea level, and you don't plan to drive up to Denver or something, then you could delete them, I suppose.

 

[Hassans]

Does anyone have experience with these:

http://www.shop.stettperformance.com/product.sc?productId=40

 

[Hokie_335i]

Is there an advantage of using metal canisters over the stock plastic ones besides looking better?

 

[Hassans]

Is there an advantage of using metal canisters over the stock plastic ones besides looking better?

My understanding is that they tend to break at the nozzle or crack overtime as the plastic degrades.

 

[Cheezy]

My understanding is that they tend to break at the nozzle or crack overtime as the plastic degrades.

And at that point, delete them

 

[Hassans]

And at that point, delete them

I'd like to not worry about elevation changes impacting vacuum to the turbos.