got a Q about intakes

[4.6boy]

i have been hearing mixed thing about haveing a bend or elbo before the maf. is it ture that its bad if so y does the rosch intake(the one on my car) have that design. rosch makes race cars and this intake comes stock on there cars so y would the design like that if it was bad?

 

[SaleenGT2001]

the bend should be at least 6" down from the MAF.

 

[SilverBullet00]

I didnt have an issue with it on my old car (00 mustang GT) untill I started adding more power. Roush probably uses it because in their stock trim its acceptable. If you start to increase the air flow, I imagine it will start to F up your MAF curve.

 

[Green&GoldGT]

The bend messes with your air/fuel ratio because one a bend is put in front of the maf, it causes the maf to read differently. Usually it tends to richen the A/F ratio. The JLT true cold air intake and the Anderson powerpipe relocate the maf to inside the fenderwell with the filter if you want a CAI without the bend in front of the maf. The anderson piece requires a PRO-M MAF though.