On a non Active Switchable Exhaust equipped car, does Dynamic Mode change the exhaust note?

 

Yes, and you should see the light by the switch on the center console illuminate.

 

That's assuming you have active exhaust, even if it's not switchable.

 

 

It would help if you'd put the year/model of your car in your signature. V6S/V8S/V8R have active exhaust standard, it was an option on the base V6. Not sure if it's standard or an option on the current base models.

 

 

I'm told you can sign up for Topix for free short-term, and look up the VIN there. Should give all the options. I've never done it, but that's my understanding.

 

 

Never tried it, someone else will have to chime in.

 

 

If you have active exhaust but no switch, putting in dynamic mode will not change the exhaust note

 

 

 

Depends on what you mean by exhaust note. It makes a huge change on my car - in dynamic, you can hear the valves open in dynamic under load, and it gets loud. Doesn't do that with dynamic off.


Of course, since I pulled the fuse, it's always loud.

 

 

No. If you have active exhaust, but no switch the exhaust is quiet until you hit 4000rpm then the valves close (or open... whichever way round it is) and the exhaust gets noisy.

Putting in dynamic does not alter this behavior - for cars without the switch. For cars with the switch, putting in dynamic automatically switches the exhaust to noisy mode.

 

 

On the older models used to be F43. Not sure if that still works on the newer models, seem to remember reading a thread that indicated this is no longer possible.

 

Have to disagree - being in dynamic definitely makes a difference in exhaust sound. I have active exhaust, but not switchable active exhaust.


This applies to earlier cars; they got rid of the electric vacuum pump around MY16-17, and use engine vacuum instead. My pump and valves are noisy, which is why I pulled my fuse.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/szc3vze5ol...haust.pdf?dl=0

 

If you put it into dynamic, the exhaust goes into noisy mode 100% of the time from idle all the way through the rev range as I think that is what the OP is looking for - or only under load?