De-screen MAF...worth it
I'd leave it alone period. MAF is a very sensitive piece on these cars. Benifits of .5 hp are not going to outweigh the computer not getting the same readings it is used to having.
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Originally Posted by ChaseSS
and the screen guards against some freak foreign piece of crap that gets around the lid and filter that would fly into your motor
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if the car is in SD, there is no need for me maf at all so why ruin a perfectly good maf? an no the only reason the screen is there is not to protect the wires. although that is another purpose
I've been running a descreened MAF for 4 years without any problems. I ran a Granatelli MAF (doesn't have a screen) for 3 years, and put my stocker (descreened) back on about 1 year ago when I started spraying a dry shot. There's really no point in descreening it unless you are spraying a dry shot though.
im w/ everybody else, there is no need to do it unless you spray dry shot....i did mine when i was young and stupid luckily ive had no problems w/ itbut ive heard of people havin problems....
just my .02
just my .02
I descreened mine. No ill effects. I just dyno'd this morning. 421 rwhp cam-only with a pulley, Shaner S3, and headers.
The truck maf sensors are calibratied with the screen because the airflow comes from an angle, so it has to be there for the correct ariflow angle.
The LSx cars however don't have the same calibration like the truck maf's. You can take out the car maf screen with no ill effects. Whether you want to or not is the question.
The truck maf sensors are calibratied with the screen because the airflow comes from an angle, so it has to be there for the correct ariflow angle.
The LSx cars however don't have the same calibration like the truck maf's. You can take out the car maf screen with no ill effects. Whether you want to or not is the question.
I found bugs stuck on my MAF screen before I took my screen out. My stocker lid was not sealed all the way so debris went through the box. I upgraded my stock lid to a MTI unit and made damn sure it will seal fully by adding weather strip around and under the MTI lid and then proceeded to descreen the MAF. Gains?:dunno: I did feel a better throttle response and a deeper exhaust note on my stock Z exhaust. Note: that's waay after I installed the MTI lid and K&N.