Descreening the MAF, richer or leaner?
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Re: Descreening the MAF, richer or leaner? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Bad02WS6:
<strong>Leaner for sure.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hmm. Has anyone ever ran into any problems running a little leaner with a descreened MAF?
<strong>Leaner for sure.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hmm. Has anyone ever ran into any problems running a little leaner with a descreened MAF?
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Re: Descreening the MAF, richer or leaner? It depends on the car.98's pick up but anything after that year was a hit or miss mod and what I mean is some picked up power and some lost power and some didnt gain anything but that was with changing to an aftermarket maf sensor or just maf sensor ported ends.Try it its easy to put back in the car.
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Re: Descreening the MAF, richer or leaner? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Alonzo:
<strong>It depends on the car.98's pick up but anything after that year was a hit or miss mod and what I mean is some picked up power and some lost power and some didnt gain anything but that was with changing to an aftermarket maf sensor or just maf sensor ported ends.Try it its easy to put back in the car.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You could run into a problem with any year LS1. My '98 pinged like a $@#*% with ported ends! ported MAF's have also been linked to transmission problems with A4 cars since a ported MAF lowers the line pressure to the transmission!
<strong>It depends on the car.98's pick up but anything after that year was a hit or miss mod and what I mean is some picked up power and some lost power and some didnt gain anything but that was with changing to an aftermarket maf sensor or just maf sensor ported ends.Try it its easy to put back in the car.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You could run into a problem with any year LS1. My '98 pinged like a $@#*% with ported ends! ported MAF's have also been linked to transmission problems with A4 cars since a ported MAF lowers the line pressure to the transmission!
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Re: Descreening the MAF, richer or leaner? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by LS1JAY:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Alonzo:
<strong>It depends on the car.98's pick up but anything after that year was a hit or miss mod and what I mean is some picked up power and some lost power and some didnt gain anything but that was with changing to an aftermarket maf sensor or just maf sensor ported ends.Try it its easy to put back in the car.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You could run into a problem with any year LS1. My '98 pinged like a $@#*% with ported ends! ported MAF's have also been linked to transmission problems with A4 cars since a ported MAF lowers the line pressure to the transmission!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">See thats what I am saying some cars like it and some hate it.You are the first 98 I have heard of that actually pinged after doing it.Well live and learn.
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Alonzo:
<strong>It depends on the car.98's pick up but anything after that year was a hit or miss mod and what I mean is some picked up power and some lost power and some didnt gain anything but that was with changing to an aftermarket maf sensor or just maf sensor ported ends.Try it its easy to put back in the car.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You could run into a problem with any year LS1. My '98 pinged like a $@#*% with ported ends! ported MAF's have also been linked to transmission problems with A4 cars since a ported MAF lowers the line pressure to the transmission!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">See thats what I am saying some cars like it and some hate it.You are the first 98 I have heard of that actually pinged after doing it.Well live and learn.
Re: Descreening the MAF, richer or leaner? On my 01 Hawk it went leaner,then the computer compensated and WOT went to pig rich(10.5-1)That was something I wished I never did.
You get better results with a MAFT.
You get better results with a MAFT.
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Re: Descreening the MAF, richer or leaner? The SLP 85mm MAF will not do much for a nearly stock car. I beleive it is stock calibrated, just bigger. If you ask me. Stock calibration is a good thing, That way you have a better idea where you are starting from. My SLP MAF works realy well, But I also have a MAFT.
Re: Descreening the MAF, richer or leaner? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by u8dusst:
<strong>What about the new SLP MAF? Am I beter off just keeping my stock descreened and getting a MAFT? Is the new SLP unit any good?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">get a maft, pretty cheap and adjustable as more mods come. Autotap helps too
<strong>What about the new SLP MAF? Am I beter off just keeping my stock descreened and getting a MAFT? Is the new SLP unit any good?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">get a maft, pretty cheap and adjustable as more mods come. Autotap helps too
