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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 02:22 PM
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Default AFM exhaust valve after DOD Delete

So what happens once you do a complete DOD delete kit install?

SO the oil passages are blocked off, its turned off in the tune.

What happens when you put the car in Eco mode?

How about the AFM valves?? can they be unplugged and removed then? or they still stay plugged in they just never shut now cause the tune tells it its never in V4 mode?
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Originally Posted by mittens
So what happens once you do a complete DOD delete kit install?

SO the oil passages are blocked off, its turned off in the tune.

What happens when you put the car in Eco mode?

How about the AFM valves?? can they be unplugged and removed then? or they still stay plugged in they just never shut now cause the tune tells it its never in V4 mode?
Valves need to remain place as they run a test cycle every time the car turns on. Nothing happens when you go to eco now.
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The AFM exhaust valves were on my mind this morning as well actually. Bruno is right, the cannot be disconnected. If memory serves me right, they tie into the BCM, NOT the ECM, so theres no way to turn them off in the tune. Though I do believe they still move at other times than just a test at initial startup. I would like to find a way to remove them altogether as well..
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Originally Posted by FYREANT
The AFM exhaust valves were on my mind this morning as well actually. Bruno is right, the cannot be disconnected. If memory serves me right, they tie into the BCM, NOT the ECM, so theres no way to turn them off in the tune. Though I do believe they still move at other times than just a test at initial startup. I would like to find a way to remove them altogether as well..
I figured out how to actually tune the AFM valves out. Thanks to TSloper for his help with this. Check out my guide:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...hp-tuners.html

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