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Oct 15, 2007 | 05:27 PM

john shea

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slp lid install

I was having trouble sliding the lid onto the maf. I finally put the cooked lid
over low heat on the stove and muscled that sob on. That connection is way too tight.

Oct 15, 2007 | 07:12 PM

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Yea with mine I used a hair dryer to heat up the plastic and it slid on much easier.

Oct 15, 2007 | 07:17 PM

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yeah I had one and it was so tight it got a huge crack in it. you should reem out the inside a little bit or cut a couple short slits in it to give it some flexibility

Oct 15, 2007 | 07:28 PM

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i beat mine in with a rubber mallet, come out ok.

Oct 15, 2007 | 09:03 PM

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had same problem w/ maf. Did the front top lip of the lid slide inside of the front bottom of the lid (in between the metal clips)? that was only way I could get a decent fit. BTW, dynoed the car @ Thunder Racing w/ lid. Car averaged 302hp. Then, last run dynoed at 106 w/ the lid unlatched.

Oct 15, 2007 | 09:08 PM

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Hmm, might just took light pressure and went right together. Must just have the touch

Oct 15, 2007 | 10:16 PM

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Hmm..mine went in easy...

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Oct 16, 2007 | 07:22 AM

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Mine was a SOB to get in as well. I put some vasoline on the inside of the lid and heated it. Went in real easy that way.

Oct 16, 2007 | 12:59 PM

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i didnt have a problem getting the maf into the new lid, i had to hack up the old lid to get it out though

Oct 16, 2007 | 01:22 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by john shea

I was having trouble sliding the lid onto the maf. I finally put the cooked lid
over low heat on the stove and muscled that sob on. That connection is way too tight.

I had the same problem. I put my maf in the freezer, heated the lid with the oven door open, then put soap on the inside of the lid. It still wouldn't go on. The fit was so tight the lip on the maf was grinding rings into the lid. Eventually I just refroze the maf, resoaped the lid, took a propane torch to the lid, and basically melted it. It popped in after that.

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Hmm..mine went in easy...

Keep in mind a few months ago they redesigned the lid. See thread:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...id#post6911881

If you have an older one aka pre March you got off easy. For all of you who have a post March one or plan on getting one have fun.

Oct 16, 2007 | 01:26 PM

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Yeah, mine was one of the newer ones. It was a full on butch to get it in. Lots of swears I didn't even know I knew.

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Oct 16, 2007 | 02:05 PM

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Had same problem! What the hell SLP!! I actually took 80 grit paper to the small lip that is on the aluminum housing of maf. Worked perfectly, but still had to use some force to get it on.