T123456
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Just posting about a simple active exhaust disable mod I did for anyone who may have the same desire as me.
Basically what I did was hook up a remote control to the active exhaust fuse using the two items below and in essence created an on/off switch to enable/disable the active exhaust.
I love my Active Exhaust, but only really use two modes: Quiet and Track.
I have quiet mode set to automatically activate in the morning out of courtesy for my neighbors with the cold start. Other than that, it's track mode all day. But every time I get in the car, it defaults to normal mode.
I wanted the ability to disable the active exhaust control, and keep it only in one mode (Track), while still having the ability to use the quiet mode for the mornings.
I saw the AWE SwitchPath remote, but what turned me away from that was that it always starts in quiet mode - so I made my own version!
There are other ways to do this, but instead of cutting wires or running new wires through the car, I made a simple modification to the active exhaust fuse that allows me to enable/disable the active exhaust with a small remote control.
How it's set up:
The fuse extender plugs into the original fuse holder.
The hot wire (12v) from the original fuse holder connects to the new fuse holder, and keeps a fused system downstream.
The wire coming out of the new fuse holder, I cut half way down. The wire coming from the new fuse goes to the Red Wire (Power in) on the remote module, and the White Wire from the remote module goes to the second half of the cut wire, which returns to the original fuse holder and completes the circuit.
All the wires were wrapped neatly together with electrical tape and easily tucked out of the way where they are barely noticeable.
With the remote, when I hit off, it disables the active exhaust and keeps it in whatever mode you last had it in.
When I hit "On", it enables the active exhaust again and works as expected.
I get in, set it to track mode, and the hit "Off" on the remote. Now it's in track mode until I hit "On" on the remote.
I can leave it in track exhaust mode all day and then simply hit "On" on the remote when I get home at night and the quiet mode will activate automatically in the morning.
Fuse extender: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TWXMHRV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
15amp Remote kit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EQB8O7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Total Cost: $27 plus a few wire connectors and 15 amp fuse I had laying around.
Module tucked away behind fuse box - Ran wire out side of fuse box where the main wires come in. Wire is run towards back of fuse box, going under the other wire harnesses to conceal. Module is tucked on the side and fits perfect. It could be tucked down behind the fuse panel to be completely hidden as well if necessary.
Fuse extender comes out towards side of fuse box, and then down and towards the back.
Basically what I did was hook up a remote control to the active exhaust fuse using the two items below and in essence created an on/off switch to enable/disable the active exhaust.
I love my Active Exhaust, but only really use two modes: Quiet and Track.
I have quiet mode set to automatically activate in the morning out of courtesy for my neighbors with the cold start. Other than that, it's track mode all day. But every time I get in the car, it defaults to normal mode.
I wanted the ability to disable the active exhaust control, and keep it only in one mode (Track), while still having the ability to use the quiet mode for the mornings.
I saw the AWE SwitchPath remote, but what turned me away from that was that it always starts in quiet mode - so I made my own version!
There are other ways to do this, but instead of cutting wires or running new wires through the car, I made a simple modification to the active exhaust fuse that allows me to enable/disable the active exhaust with a small remote control.
How it's set up:
The fuse extender plugs into the original fuse holder.
The hot wire (12v) from the original fuse holder connects to the new fuse holder, and keeps a fused system downstream.
The wire coming out of the new fuse holder, I cut half way down. The wire coming from the new fuse goes to the Red Wire (Power in) on the remote module, and the White Wire from the remote module goes to the second half of the cut wire, which returns to the original fuse holder and completes the circuit.
All the wires were wrapped neatly together with electrical tape and easily tucked out of the way where they are barely noticeable.
With the remote, when I hit off, it disables the active exhaust and keeps it in whatever mode you last had it in.
When I hit "On", it enables the active exhaust again and works as expected.
I get in, set it to track mode, and the hit "Off" on the remote. Now it's in track mode until I hit "On" on the remote.
I can leave it in track exhaust mode all day and then simply hit "On" on the remote when I get home at night and the quiet mode will activate automatically in the morning.
Fuse extender: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TWXMHRV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
15amp Remote kit: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EQB8O7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Total Cost: $27 plus a few wire connectors and 15 amp fuse I had laying around.
Module tucked away behind fuse box - Ran wire out side of fuse box where the main wires come in. Wire is run towards back of fuse box, going under the other wire harnesses to conceal. Module is tucked on the side and fits perfect. It could be tucked down behind the fuse panel to be completely hidden as well if necessary.
Fuse extender comes out towards side of fuse box, and then down and towards the back.
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