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GT40 Explorer Intake MAF issues?

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I apologize if this issue has been covered repeatedly already. Anyway, I'm talking to a guy who is parting out a 96 Explorer 5.0 engine and am probably going to buy the heads off him (these have the emssions). I am now thinking about buying the upper and lower intake also. I saw a discussion about the tubular GT40 intake not having the MAF and would need a conversion if upgrading the cam (which I am doing). Will I run into a MAF issue with the non-tubular intake taken off a 96 explorer? And if I do, exactly what issues am I facing and is it correctable without an insane amount of work?
 

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it wont have a MAF cause the MAF isnt on the intake, its further upstream just behind the airbox. if you mean egr, the 96 might or might not have it(well, it'll have a valve, but it may be externally plumbed instead), no huge deal if it does or not. it also probably wont have a tapped hole for the ACT sensor in the #5 runner, but it would just need to be drilled and tapped easily.

if your car is an 86-88, then you may want an maf conversion, a search here will show you what you need and how to do it.
 
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Oh, my mistake. Well I know the 96 and under 5.0 have the EGR. Early 97s may have it too. My car is an 89, so would a MAF not be necessary?
 

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SuxToBeMyTires said:
Oh, my mistake. Well I know the 96 and under 5.0 have the EGR. Early 97s may have it too. My car is an 89, so would a MAF not be necessary?
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Again, MaF is not part of the intake. If you swap an explorer intake on, you wouldn't touch your maf.

You mean the EGR. Is it necessary? Well you will lose a little fuel economy, but it can be removed. Try and get an explorer intake with egr to make things easy. Intakes are cheap and plentiful. Going rate is $75-100

1996 should have the egr port anyway.
 
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