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Disconnecting vacuum hose to exhaust valve - what's the trick???

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  1. wolfturbo

    wolfturbo Formula Junior

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    Hey guys,

    I want to disconnect my exhaust valves. I can look into the exhaust pipes and basically see where the hose connects to the inner pipe, and indeed I can stick my hand in there from underneath.

    But I am curious if there is a trick to doing this instead of just bloodying my knuckles? Not much room in there for big adult hands. I was hoping the botton matte part of the rear bumper might disconnect, but that certainly doesn't appear to be the case.

    I feel like I am basically trying to do a ship-in-a-bottle fiasco by simply using extended needle nose pliers from the back and one hand from underneath.

    I'm all ears if there's a better way! Thanks to all.

    Wolf
     
  2. trygve11

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    You need to plug the lines once removed. Otherwise you will have a vacuum leak back to the intake manifold whenever the valve it actuated.
     
  3. wolfturbo

    wolfturbo Formula Junior

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    Got it - know about the plugging part. Just trying to figure out easiest access for disconnecting!
     
  4. trygve11

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    Do you have a 599 or 612? For 612, just pull at RHS rear of intake plenum and cap at the plenum. Shouldn't need to pull at exhaust then.
     
  5. wolfturbo

    wolfturbo Formula Junior

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    I have a 599. Assumed I would have to cap at exhaust. Never occurred to me that I could cap at rear of intake plenum. But I definitely need to do my research before I start capping anything under the hood!
     
  6. Roupin

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  7. trygve11

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    I have my sport exhaust arriving from Europe for my 612. I thought they failed closed?? I.E. if you disconnect the fitting, it stays in quiet mode. Do I have this backward?
     
  8. wolfturbo

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    I have that bottom pair of extended needlenose pliers Roupin. I will give it a go now.

    Thanks!
     
  9. C4YES

    C4YES Formula Junior

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    Roupin's a dentist BTW. So this makes sense.
     
  10. wolfturbo

    wolfturbo Formula Junior

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    Great..... so he can do it one-handed in the dark and I am going to bloody every (#&*%$(@&$ knuckle!!!!
     
  11. Wheels1

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    I used a brake line clamp, fiddly to fit on but easy to undo if necessary, no need to pull the pipe off.
     
  12. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    575s were fail closed, 612s and 599s are fail open, like the late V8s.
     
  13. wolfturbo

    wolfturbo Formula Junior

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    All good now and worthwhile mod. And best of all, only one bloodied knuckle!!!
     
  14. trygve11

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    Thanks Taz. This is helpful.

    Any thoughts on whether the ECU controlled actuation of the valves is "about right" or am I likely to want to wire in my own bypass/control? My car came provisioned with the electrical to control the pneumatics to a sport exhaust and I've not got all the plumbing and parts ready to go in the car. Just wondering it I should wire up my own "Open/Closed/ECU" switch while I am in there.

    Thanks.
     
  15. tazandjan

    tazandjan Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Steve Bisel sells a nice kit for converting to selectable open or controlled by the Motronic ECU. I have one that I have not gotten around to installing.
     
  16. Roupin

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    Only for females, but that's definitely not the tool of choice :p

    And with that theme...

    Ummm....HAHA!!!
     
  17. trygve11

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    Yes, but the kit says it doesn't work on a 612.

    I think this is an easy project. I get a three way rocker switch, mount it in the center console, and run one simple wire down to the existing ground to either complete that ground manually (closing the valves, interrupt it (open valves manually) or send to ECU control. Should be a breeze, right?!
     
  18. trygve11

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  19. Kyle Stoffer

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    Just picked up a 2011 599, I can see the vacuum hose. Only question is what is the best way to plug it? Bolt and hose clamp? Or even more simple, kink and clamp? Figured I would ask a group that has done this successfully rather than trial and error. Thanks for the help!


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  20. Kyle Stoffer

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  21. Kyle Stoffer

    Kyle Stoffer Karting

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    Update, once I got the vacuum hoses off it was very clear a simple screw was the best plug. I also added a hose clamp to ensure the screw never moved...took about 10 minutes. And yes, the sound is amazing. 1000x better than stock.


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  22. gburkett

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    Is the intake manifold connector for the exhaust valve on the 612 obvious? I would like to try it but I don’t want to pull the wrong line. Any pictures or sage advice on which hose to disconnect?
     

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