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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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Im planning on building a turbo kit for my car this winter. Does everyone do a speed density tune with turbo? From all the pics I dont see anyone running a maf.
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 11:44 AM
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Most do as that is the most accurate way to do so, but some lower hp cars are still utilizing the maf. Some people are still tuning a maxxed out maf through the PE table.
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that is fine with me that makes it easier not haveing to figure out where to stick a maf. Do I have to use different map or bap sensors?
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that is fine with me that makes it easier not haveing to figure out where to stick a maf. Do I have to use different map or bap sensors?
Yeah depending on what vehicle you have you will have to decide to go 2/3 bar operating system. 2 bar will correctly tune 15 psi of boost and 3 bar will be 30 psi. There is a thread in the stickies in this section with all the different part numbers and lots of information.
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 02:55 PM
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VE tuning is easier on some computers than others. This is one of the reasons that many of the newer vettes, cts, G8, etc stick with the MAF method. I haven't kept up to speed much on MAFs but IIRC, there are some aftermarket MAF options now that are real viable alternatives to VE tuning with a MAP sensor vs RPM.

Yes, you will need a different MAP sensor in order to read boost. Depending on how much boost you intend to run will determine which MAP sensor you need.
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the maf just runs out of air. after 8psi on a stock engine you just about have to go sd. there are a few tricks around it to pull a bit more our of the maf, but the sd tune with be a bit more responsive if done right.
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