Removing fuse 22 - Help needed!

[simonw98]

Hi

Picked up my MY10 V8V last week and absolutely love it!

Just had it detailed and protected by Auto Finesse - great guys and a great job!

Have decided I need to get fuse 22 out - have watched the DMS video but is the MY10 V8V different as once I’ve removed the air compressor there is a metal brace underneath it - do I have to remove this to get to the fuse box or has the fuse box location moved?

Any ideas

Photos will follow hopefully later today as it’s the 1st day of sunshine!

Thanks

[rick-derby-]

Hi simon I believe from your previous posts that your car is a roadster so the fuse box is located on the opposite side,

I will up knowledge base soon to reflect the difference but here you are for now,

In the left hand corner you will see a carpet panel,



remove this simply lifts out



then you will see the fuse box



remove and enjoy

remove the lid fuse 22 is indicated by the blue tool, so as you look at the fuse box it is the top left hand yellow fuse

[GlynMo]

Is it a Roadster? The fusebox is on the left side if it is.

Beaten to it by the expert!

Edited by GlynMo on Thursday 1st April 10:39

[simonw98]

Thanks guys.....

Yes it is a roadster .... thought i was going mad!

Going out now to do the deed!

Thanks

Simon

[HereBeMonsters]

Sorry, what does fuse 22 do? Top speed limiter?

[GlynMo]

HereBeMonsters said:

Sorry, what does fuse 22 do? Top speed limiter?

Removing it prevents the exhaust valves from closing so it's noisier!

[XXXAngelXXX]

better effect on the 4.3l than on the 4.7l

[siw06]

God it sounds good, 4 years and I'm still not sick of that noise.

[tonyhall38]

XXXAngelXXX said:

better effect on the 4.3l than on the 4.7l

better on the v12......

[max b]

A bit of a thread come back.

I found thread very helpful when trying to locate the fuse box on the left hand side of my car.

All I can say is Fuse 22 removed and the extra induction work from the n400 upgrade on my car =
(This sounds better than my old V8 RS4 Cab, even if it had a Miltek exhaust on)

I'll get some pics up soon, as soon as I stop having fun and it stops raining!

Cheers
Max

Edited by max b on Monday 7th May 12:59

[MrAmNpg]

Always amaze's me y the hell people take the fuse out- y o y o y,,,,,,,,,,,just leave things alone,,, y do companies invest lots of money in manufacturing the cars, only to have chavs say hang on a minute i know better, guess wot i'm gonna do is take it apart to make it louder, here is some advice don't bother but if you do please remove the Burberry cap and put it on the saxo then start chavving it up

[mikey k]

MrAmNpg said:

Always amaze's me y the hell people take the fuse out- y o y o y,,,,,,,,,,,just leave things alone,,, y do companies invest lots of money in manufacturing the cars, only to have chavs say hang on a minute i know better, guess wot i'm gonna do is take it apart to make it louder, here is some advice don't bother but if you do please remove the Burberry cap and put it on the saxo then start chavving it up

[Neil1300R]

MrAmNpg said:

Always amaze's me y the hell people take the fuse out- y o y o y,,,,,,,,,,,just leave things alone,,, y do companies invest lots of money in manufacturing the cars, only to have chavs say hang on a minute i know better, guess wot i'm gonna do is take it apart to make it louder, here is some advice don't bother but if you do please remove the Burberry cap and put it on the saxo then start chavving it up

Amazes me that as a nation we still seem incapable of teaching children basic English.

Edited by Neil1300R on Tuesday 8th May 22:22

[spice]

Go one step further , Capristio/ quicksilver rear box and disconnect vacuum tubes , now that will give missy something to moan about

[StringfellowHawk]

Hi new to this! I agree with amnpg person,i"m old in school in my thinking regarding the valves. I think they should be left alone however surely having a switch fitted allowing the valve's to be operated manually when needed has to be better for all, sometimes we don't want the sound all the time.
As this is my first post please be kind to me!!

[v8woollie]

StringfellowHawk said:

Hi new to this! I agree with amnpg person,i"m old in school in my thinking regarding the valves. I think they should be left alone however surely having a switch fitted allowing the valve's to be operated manually when needed has to be better for all, sometimes we don't want the sound all the time.
As this is my first post please be kind to me!!

Indeed, to each his own. The bypass valves are there to meet noise regulations so removing the fuse just makes the car sound as it should. I have a switch and recommend having one but removing the fuse shouldn't be regarded as tampering with something to the detriment of the car. It is really making the car sound as it was designed to sound.

Welcome to the forum

[gpb1]

v8woollie said:

Indeed, to each his own. The bypass valves are there to meet noise regulations so removing the fuse just makes the car sound as it should. I have a switch and recommend having one but removing the fuse shouldn't be regarded as tampering with something to the detriment of the car. It is really making the car sound as it was designed to sound.

Welcome to the forum

I've built myself a switch and I haven't even got the car yet

[LukeyLikey]

And that's the irony. Car makers don't really want to do this stuff - add bits to make their cars dance like show ponies to meet some EU regulation, but they have to.

Taking out Fuse 22 is not second guessing the manufacturer, it's ignoring the EU. I'm not really against the regulations, I get that they are important, it's just that the tests are circumvented by manufacturers designing bits that allow the car to pass the test without necessarily complying with what the test was meant to achieve.

For instance, emissions tests - most cars during their life do not emit what the test says they do because the design brief is to get a good test result not produce a car with low emissions.

[v8woollie]

Now you could take that a stage further and surmise whether AM actually expect to sell many Cygnets or whether they had to be seen to include a more environmentally friendly car within their line up.

[Calculator]

What's the rough cost of having a switch fitted?