TRD Airbox - VSV Bypass

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Just finished fitting my TRD Airbox and whilst I was at it thought I would show people what I have done with the VSV valve as theres pleanty of pictures of the box installation floating about but nothing on bypassing the valve.

I removed the VSV from the top of the airbox, removed all the vaccum lines connected to the vaccum chamber and from the airbox. I also disconnected the vaccum lines to the throttle body and actuator and removed it from the car.

Instead of just blanking off a pipe, or re-fitting the VSV I decided to leave it all off the car, I simply tied up the electrical connector plug with a tie wrap (leaving disconnected hasn’t thrown up a MIL light) and then used one single piece of vaccum line to join the throttle body to the actuator as pictured below.

Here are some pictures to help;

[image]http://www.cmpracing.co.uk/uploads/exige_vsv1.jpg[/image]

First picture shows all the vaccum lines removed from the car, I have labeled it up to show where they went.

[image]http://www.cmpracing.co.uk/uploads/exige_vsv2.jpg[/image]

Second picture shows the one piece vaccum line between the actuator and TB

[image]http://www.cmpracing.co.uk/uploads/exige_vsv3.jpg[/image]

Close up of the new vaccum line, I actually used a piece from the old VSV pipe work so no parts are required to do this bypass.

I hope this might be of some use to those fitting the TRD Airbox at a later date, I found removing the intercooler pipe work gave much more room to work and easier access.

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Was your TRD air box distorted in any way before you fitted it to the car?

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What you mean distorted? If you’re having problems lining up the three holes thats normal.