Exhaust flap mod.

[Lukes3]

Alright lads.
Is there anyway of keeping these flaps open all the time in s mode? I know you can remove the vak lines to keep them open but i like that i can shut it up abit when coming home late,

So i was woundering if i could wire in or change the vak lines some how so once in s mode the flaps open an stay open continuously untill i turn it off.
Cheers

[MikeFish]

Sort of, you could wire a switch to activate the flaps independantly of the sport button. This means you could have them alwyas closed or always opened. If you make it a 3 way switch you can add a 3rd mode which makes it operate as normal. This has been discussed before on here.
There is a french company that makes a remote controlled device but when I spoke to the company it didn't work exactly how I wanted it to so didn't go through with it (can;t recall the details but it is on here soehwere and was pretty much plug and play I think).

[Lukes3]

Cheers mike.
Ill look it up. That 3way swich sounds good to me.

[Lukes3]

http://aussiedan.com/blog/2015/03/29/rs ... p-control/

Just found this for anyone else interested.

[MikeFish]

Beat me to it.

Also have a read of this:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=112406

and:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=102448&p=744914&hi ... ol#p744909
then more on the next page:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=102448&hilit=vacuu ... 70#p745483

[ians63]

When I bought my car somebody had done a good old mechy engineers mod - drilled a small hole through the the bottom under the valve flaps, 3mm diameter or so, tapped them then screwed in 2 bolts about 50mm long to hold the flaps open. I took the bolts out and the valves were (and still are) sized open. No vac or scary electrical mods - simples!

[Lukes3]

Cheers mike great help.

Ians63 i could just pull the vak lines off but i like to have the option of making it not so loud it i want to.

[PetrolDave]

i could just pull the vak lines off but i like to have the option of making it not so loud it i want to.

If you pull the vac lines off then you MUST plug them - as the vac controls flaps (intake and airbox) on the engine and without the vac you'll lose maybe as much as 60bhp because of that.

[JohnFC]

I've removed the vac lines and plugged them with golf tees ... works perfectly, using a couple of fuel line clamps to be completely sure. With light throttle I don't think the noise is any louder than with the valves closed ... I think it's worth trying this simple 10-minute solution before rewiring.

[Lukes3]

Yes think i will try this before going mad on the wiring.