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Old May 3, 2005 | 01:37 PM
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I have read it is not a good idea to run a descreened MAF on the street.......why?

Mine is removed and actually the car feels like it runs better.........

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Old May 3, 2005 | 01:38 PM
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Mine is off as well, all seems to be fine.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 02:07 PM
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I didn't notice any difference after I descreened mine, so when someone posted a set of screened MAF ends for $10 I bought them and put the screen back on.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 02:12 PM
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You do not need the screen...
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Old May 3, 2005 | 02:17 PM
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I like mine off. Ported too, but depends on what year you have.
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Originally Posted by crizain
You do not need the screen...
What I heard was that the stocker should be good for a little over 600HP.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 02:29 PM
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If you search you will see quite a few threads about this topic. But basically you don't need the screen in, but you might need some slight tuning if you take it out (seems to be on a car per car basis). I think with more mods, the removal of the screen has more potential for power (still not much IMO). For my car I removed the screen and it didn't change how it ran. And the stock MAF should be good to ~500 hp.
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Old May 3, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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I have done extensive testing. If you can tune for them, you don't need the screen. I thought they were causing some irregular readings, but I was wrong.
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