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Old Aug 8, 2015 | 10:34 AM
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Hello guys....
I have a FAST 102/102 that I will be placing on top of a heads and cam. I am currently running the stock maf and am wondering what my best option for the $$$ will be in going to a larger unit. I have read in past post that many simply went with a Delphi 85mm with great results. Also, the upside is that these can be purchased rather cheaply compared to the aftermarket units. My car is an 02 z28.
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Old Aug 8, 2015 | 11:48 AM
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The stock 78mm will be a restriction on your case. The af10043 Delphi is a common ams inexpensive option. A 100mm may give you a few more ponies over the 85. Just take a little more tuning.

Read where one guy went from a 78mm to a 100mm on a full HCI car and gained like 23 rwhp. So obviously the little maf is a restriction
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Old Aug 8, 2015 | 12:42 PM
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Lingenfelter 100mm with a TSP screen
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Old Aug 8, 2015 | 02:52 PM
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Just make your own 100mm maf from an ls7 maf a specter tube and a screen for 75 bucks
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Old Aug 8, 2015 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by redbird555
Just make your own 100mm maf from an ls7 maf a specter tube and a screen for 75 bucks
Specter as in VatoZone metal?

Sounds heat soaky.....
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Old Aug 8, 2015 | 09:38 PM
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Lots of people use them....any aluminum maf is going to get hot though especially the large hunks of metal you get from tsp or lingenfelter
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Old Aug 9, 2015 | 01:15 PM
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for what the op had been pming me about, here is my setup. even if one was worried about heat soak they could do what i did and simply use the ls1 IAT sensor in the lid instead of using the integrated one in the maf. but honestly this piece never gets hot to the touch and its only a 3" piece of tubing so the air doesnt spend any time in it. i remember the with the stock aluminum one i would burn my hand on it at times.

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Redbird - got any more specifics on your setup there? I have no idea what to look for in putting something like that together.
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It's just a spectre 9705 housing which is around 25 bucks on Amazon. Then I picked up a maf sensor for an 08-13 c6 for 30 bucks on Amazon. Next was a Saxon screen 6:1 ratio from their website for like 12 dollars and finally an ls7 to ls1 maf conversion harness for 25 bucks. So just under 100 bucks for a completely new setup. That same deal will cost you over 250 from tsp or lingenfelter
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Originally Posted by redbird555
It's just a spectre 9705 housing which is around 25 bucks on Amazon. Then I picked up a maf sensor for an 08-13 c6 for 30 bucks on Amazon. Next was a Saxon screen 6:1 ratio from their website for like 12 dollars and finally an ls7 to ls1 maf conversion harness for 25 bucks. So just under 100 bucks for a completely new setup. That same deal will cost you over 250 from tsp or lingenfelter
Very cool - thank you! I'm going to look into it. But then I've gotta get the bigger lid, so my project just keeps getting more expensive.
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Originally Posted by redbird555
It's just a spectre 9705 housing which is around 25 bucks on Amazon. Then I picked up a maf sensor for an 08-13 c6 for 30 bucks on Amazon. Next was a Saxon screen 6:1 ratio from their website for like 12 dollars and finally an ls7 to ls1 maf conversion harness for 25 bucks. So just under 100 bucks for a completely new setup. That same deal will cost you over 250 from tsp or lingenfelter
Require tuning, or plug and go?
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 12:22 PM
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You're going to need a tune to get the maf tables correct.
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Oh OK
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