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acoustic valve



  FF 182, v6 wheels
i have searched high and low for this but cant find it, can anybody send me a link to the guide for the removal of the acoustic valve??
 
Removed mine ages ago... think I removed it by removing passenger side front wheel and wheel arch liner, once you have removed that you should be able to see what you need to do.
 
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  FF 182, v6 wheels
found it

A short guide

* Remove (entirely) the air box, disconnecting both air feeds (one to the right and one directly under). Air box is held in place by two screws and jublie clips
* Jack the car up under front left, ensure you use a axle stand or similar
* Remove wheel, place neatly elsewhere
* Remove the underside arch-liner, fastened by a few torque screws and some fat looking plastic plugs (these just pull out with a tug)
* Watch for the small ribbed cable (battery acid overflow pipe) as its connected to the arch liner. Let this dangle somewhere.
* You will now have exposed the underside of your front bumper, note the bracket holding both your horn and the acoustic valve.
* Try to unclip as many of the wiring looms to both the horn and the valve, let these looms dangle somewhere
* Undo the bolt holding the bracket in place
* Tuck the horn assembly somewhere out of the way
* Remove the small air feed, no 1, simply turn it to unclip
* Remove accoustic valve by pulling it downwards and out of the wheel arch, if you meet resistance check looms are disconnected and path is clear
* You should be left with a large gap / hole
* Accoustic valve will be connected to a thin black tube, remove as much of the connecting bits, leaving just the tube.
This must be blocked off (or you will idle above 1000rpm) with a screw / bung similar
Tape the screw in place
* Remount the horn, reconnect horn wiring loom to horn, screw bracket back into place
* Tape up all looms and cover ends with tape
* Tape blocked pipe somewhere
* Once the valve is removed make any modifications you wish, i.e place your airfeeds etc
* Reconnect the battery overflow pipe to the grilled bottom of the arch liner
* Replace arch liner, fix with plugs and screws
* Put wheel back on, ensure wheel is flush to brake when placing nuts or you will mark your wheels
* Lower car
* Connect new air feeds to air box, replace air box, ensure jubile clips are tight
* Job done, admire your work.

Start car, check horn, leave to idle for 2mins ish - idle @ 800rpm ish?
 
Removed mine ages ago... think I removed it by removing passenger side front wheel and wheel arch liner, once you have removed that you should be able to see what you need to do.

Reckon it made any difference? I'm toying with removing mine or not. Thing is, the jury seems to be out whether it does anything taking it off!
 
See what I mean^^^^

Cannot get a straight answer on this subject

scroll to the top of the page in between "new posts" and "quick links" you will find "search" guess what you can do with that :clown:

I've just typed in "acoustic valve" and found the answer to your question with in a few seconds! :rolleyes:
 
See what I mean^^^^

Cannot get a straight answer on this subject

scroll to the top of the page in between "new posts" and "quick links" you will find "search" guess what you can do with that :clown:

I've just typed in "acoustic valve" and found the answer to your question with in a few seconds! :rolleyes:

Really! I never knew that!!

Believe it or not I have already done that :rolleyes:

And guess what? after reading several threads the opinion seems 50/50 whether it does f**k all! Theres even some debate over what the purpose of the acoustic valve is
 

ant

  yep.
been done to death.

its to reduce induction noise. if you plan on fitting a larger cold air feed then remove it, if not just leave it.
 
  FF 182, v6 wheels
it took me about half an hour.

i decided to test it myself, as i wasnt biased either way.

i didnt tell a girl i was sort of seeing at the time i had done anything to it, i went to pick her up, and when i started driving, she asked me if i had done anything to the car, as it sounded louder.
 


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