lid question
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From: upper sandusky, ohio
lid question this may be a totally newb question but i was totally into 4 cylinder "power" untill 2 years ago when i bought my transam, so i was still in ricer mode when i did this but still kinda makes me think it may have been a good idea? Jw what everyone else thought. I took my stock lid off and scored the fins with a exacto knife then snapped them all off making the lid smooth. then i cut the silecer things or whatever they are off and used jb weld to fill in the gaps and smooth out the air flow some. I wanted to do something with the bellows to but ran out of "free" ideas. Does this sound logical or am i still tricking myself into thinking i dont need to spend the money on an aftermarket lid when mine pretty much looks the same?
Originally Posted by 2002/ws6
just spend the $80-85 and get an slp air lid, and port your throttle body
Last edited by BAD2000TA; Mar 28, 2007 at 01:05 PM.
your hypertech is fine fir niw a ported tb wont lean anything out.wait till you do headers and all the other boltons then get a tune.spend the money on a lid before you suck jb weld into your engine
Originally Posted by question
A lot of people do what you are talking about, cutting the fins and such. But just go ahead and buy a new, real lid. 
Buying a lid is probably the best cheap beginner mod anyone can do on these cars. Your guranteed a 5-10whp difference, it some cases more. And i agree port your own throttle body, or get a ported one from the sponsors(new era, thunder racing, etc). And you will be fine with a stock tune with a ported TB, it will not lean the car out.
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Originally Posted by brownie_ta
will porting my maf lean the car out?
Try searching on MAF or Mass Air Flow. Lots of posts regarding. Also, I searched on Porting Throttle Body and got lots of good info. I'm porting mine now!!
Good luck.
Originally Posted by brownie_ta
Dam. wish id checked here first
As for fixing your MAF, you can usually find someone selling their stock stuff. Try local boneyard or E-bay. Don't need to spend a lot.