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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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i recently built my 408 and was thinking about deleting my MAF just wanted to know the pros and cons


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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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pros
- reduce intake restriction
- better throttle response

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- the maf can account for change in weather
- i've got my HSW interface connected through my MAF to add fuel for a dry nitrous setup.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 07:04 AM
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If you know how to tune, having a MAF won't make a lick of difference(negatively) unless it's a restriction in your intake.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 09:17 AM
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- the maf can account for change in weather
Don't we go through this every time someone asks this question. MAF is only slightly better at accounting for weather than SD. O2 sensors do the real correcting.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 09:47 AM
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Don't we go through this every time someone asks this question. MAF is only slightly better at accounting for weather than SD. O2 sensors do the real correcting.
You are forgetting that IAT and ECT play a role in SD fueling.

With CLSD, yes the 02 sensors will help, but due to atmospheric conditions your fueling is still going to be off unless you have somehow perfected the bias tables. In an OL situation if your SD tune isn't perfect, your fueling is going to be off.

MAF on the other hand will stay very accurate despite conditions.
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Old Sep 23, 2009 | 08:06 PM
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well im intake is a 92 fast and my maf is stock i wont buy a bigger aftermarket maf especially if i could just do away with the maf all together.. i think the stock maf is what 85 mm so i dont know how much restricting that 7mm is doing
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well im intake is a 92 fast and my maf is stock i wont buy a bigger aftermarket maf especially if i could just do away with the maf all together.. i think the stock maf is what 85 mm so i dont know how much restricting that 7mm is doing
if you're driving an 02 SS, the MAF is your bottleneck at 75mm.
so you'd be looking at more like 17mm.

thread about gaining 16hp on a cam and bolt-on fast 90/90 setup just going from the stock 75mm (called 78mm a lot i think due to OD) maf to a descreened 100mm maf.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/pcm-diagn...striction.html
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17mm? holy **** ive gotta lose it now...
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how do u go about getting rid of it? ya i know u have to remove it but does some code have to be entered in the computer?
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great thread btw... il have to get a 4" tubing and just delete the maf in my tune il dyno it before with the stock maf and then again without a maf but both times it will be deleted
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how do u go about getting rid of it? ya i know u have to remove it but does some code have to be entered in the computer?
i dont know about hand held programmers but i live a block away from a dyno and they will just delete it all together
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Originally Posted by Lances02ss
great thread btw... il have to get a 4" tubing and just delete the maf in my tune il dyno it before with the stock maf and then again without a maf but both times it will be deleted
I ran my car back to back at the track with and without the MAF with every different tuning combo and there was no difference at all. Although, my car is only a bolt on car.

Here is mine with no MAF and a FAST 90:
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Do what i did make your own 100mm + lid and buy the 85mm GM or 100mm MAF from lingenfelter. *5mm comes on alot of the new cars and trucks (with V8s) http://www.lingenfelter.com/mm5/merc...egory_Code=C68
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my lid is the ftp 104 mm lid
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well that will work too lol. i think mine is around 102mm i can make it as big as i want and i think it only cost me 40-60 $ in materials. Its good to know that someone has made a big lid!! only bad thing about mine is i had to do a lil grinding on the shroud and radiator support in the middle, i could go almost 5 " but i dont see any point with only a 85mm MAF anyways.
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 02:51 PM
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ya that is my problem with the stock maf it is a bottleneck i dont wanna spend 300plus on an aftermarket maf when i could have it tuned for 60 bucks
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Originally Posted by Lances02ss
ya that is my problem with the stock maf it is a bottleneck i dont wanna spend 300plus on an aftermarket maf when i could have it tuned for 60 bucks
Exactly what I say. You'd have to get a bigger MAF tuned also.
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well, is it a DD or a trailer car? I dont think i would want to run a DD w/o a MAF
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You wouldn't know the difference.
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by JonCR96Z
Exactly what I say. You'd have to get a bigger MAF tuned also.
what i meant was i could have the maf tuned out for 60 bucks and delete my restriction all together i wasnt saying get my stock one retuned just do away with it all together
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