85mm MAF (SLP) fitment
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85mm MAF (SLP) fitment Looking at the SLP 85mm MAF. Seems like the
price is the same as the Pace when you add
in the cable etc. - $159 for either, on the
Web. Not too out-of-line.
Wondering if there will be a problem fitting
this MAF up to my SLP lid hose neck (the fancy
SS-option OEM-like lid). Have to find enough
stretch for another 10mm, or is the outside
dimension less than 10mm larger than stock?
Or is this MAF meant only to mate up to
aftermarket lids, with a coupler around the
outside?
Any input from anyone who's got one of the 85mm
MAFs would be appreciated. Especially if there's
someone who's tried it w/ the SLP "OEM" lid/
hose.
price is the same as the Pace when you add
in the cable etc. - $159 for either, on the
Web. Not too out-of-line.
Wondering if there will be a problem fitting
this MAF up to my SLP lid hose neck (the fancy
SS-option OEM-like lid). Have to find enough
stretch for another 10mm, or is the outside
dimension less than 10mm larger than stock?
Or is this MAF meant only to mate up to
aftermarket lids, with a coupler around the
outside?
Any input from anyone who's got one of the 85mm
MAFs would be appreciated. Especially if there's
someone who's tried it w/ the SLP "OEM" lid/
hose.
Re: 85mm MAF (SLP) fitment </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by jimmyblue:
<strong>Any input from anyone who's got one of the 85mm
MAFs would be appreciated. Especially if there's
someone who's tried it w/ the SLP "OEM" lid/
hose.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have that exact setup on my Hawk. It is really, really, tight. It will fit though, but the MAF has hard contact to the front tiebar. It really needs a spacer to get it a little closer to the TB so there is no hard contact.
Geoff
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<strong>Any input from anyone who's got one of the 85mm
MAFs would be appreciated. Especially if there's
someone who's tried it w/ the SLP "OEM" lid/
hose.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have that exact setup on my Hawk. It is really, really, tight. It will fit though, but the MAF has hard contact to the front tiebar. It really needs a spacer to get it a little closer to the TB so there is no hard contact.
Geoff
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Re: 85mm MAF (SLP) fitment The SLP maf comes with a coupler similar to a mini-bellows that connects the maf to the neck of the air lid.
You should not be trying to stick any aftermarket 85mm maf directly into the air lid. Use the coupler (or fabricate your own).
Blake
You should not be trying to stick any aftermarket 85mm maf directly into the air lid. Use the coupler (or fabricate your own).
Blake
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Re: 85mm MAF (SLP) fitment No, the deal is I have the SLP "OE" lid,
which has an oval - round neck hose in rubber.
So the coupling hose I saw in their catalog
would, I guess, have to go around the outside
of this soft piece. Not a hard neck like the
molded aftermatket lids. Or, it would have to
go inside the rubber neck (with serious
stretching). I guess. It's unlike the standard
aftermarket lids, which is why I'm asking.
SLP Engineering had no advice for me on this,
other than to call SLP Performance. They don't
(and the guy said, won't) make an upsized neck
piece to accommodate larger MAFs, they are only
doing OEM standard.
White_2K2_Hawk, what's this front tiebar? Some
feature of the Ram Air hood? And do you have
the SLP lid as original equipment, rubber neck,
over the MAF end? Or do I misunderstand?
which has an oval - round neck hose in rubber.
So the coupling hose I saw in their catalog
would, I guess, have to go around the outside
of this soft piece. Not a hard neck like the
molded aftermatket lids. Or, it would have to
go inside the rubber neck (with serious
stretching). I guess. It's unlike the standard
aftermarket lids, which is why I'm asking.
SLP Engineering had no advice for me on this,
other than to call SLP Performance. They don't
(and the guy said, won't) make an upsized neck
piece to accommodate larger MAFs, they are only
doing OEM standard.
White_2K2_Hawk, what's this front tiebar? Some
feature of the Ram Air hood? And do you have
the SLP lid as original equipment, rubber neck,
over the MAF end? Or do I misunderstand?
Re: 85mm MAF (SLP) fitment </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by jimmyblue:
<strong>
White_2K2_Hawk, what's this front tiebar? Some
feature of the Ram Air hood? And do you have
the SLP lid as original equipment, rubber neck,
over the MAF end? Or do I misunderstand?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The tiebar is the same as the upper rad support or whatever you want to call it. It is the OEM sheet metal across the top of the radiator that the lid sets on.
What makes it tough is that the OEM lid still has an oval hole in it for the intake piping (similar to the stock lid). SLP has manufactured a rubber piece that clamps over the oval on the airbox and over the end of the MAF. The sleeve that comes with the 85mm MAF is soft, and so is the rubber piece from the lid. That is why you need another piece to clamp them both together. The spacer will also move it out so it is not touching the sheet metal. I've heard road vibrations on a MAF are not good for long term durability.
On the good side, the oval output on the lid means you don't rub on the hood anymore, so I think it is worth it.
-Geoff
'02 Hawk #646
<strong>
White_2K2_Hawk, what's this front tiebar? Some
feature of the Ram Air hood? And do you have
the SLP lid as original equipment, rubber neck,
over the MAF end? Or do I misunderstand?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The tiebar is the same as the upper rad support or whatever you want to call it. It is the OEM sheet metal across the top of the radiator that the lid sets on.
What makes it tough is that the OEM lid still has an oval hole in it for the intake piping (similar to the stock lid). SLP has manufactured a rubber piece that clamps over the oval on the airbox and over the end of the MAF. The sleeve that comes with the 85mm MAF is soft, and so is the rubber piece from the lid. That is why you need another piece to clamp them both together. The spacer will also move it out so it is not touching the sheet metal. I've heard road vibrations on a MAF are not good for long term durability.
On the good side, the oval output on the lid means you don't rub on the hood anymore, so I think it is worth it.
-Geoff
'02 Hawk #646
