MAC straight Shot CAI Questions for a newbie

turboscrew said:

The filter they use is similar to a K&N filter. They have to be cleaned and oiled after about 50,000 miles. As far as using a K&N in place of theirs, I dont know because theirs has a large mouth opening at the back. Im not sure if K&N has one the same size. Ahy speed shop with a dyno can tune it but just that one mod wouldnt need tuning. When I put mine on i didnt get any codes but I did get some pinging on acceleration. I actually had to switch back to the stock mass air to get the pinging to stop. Using the kit that has the mass air with it wont really give you that much more power. I would just use the kit that uses the stock mass air. I couldnt tell any difference between the two kits. I may switch back to the MAF that came with it once i put on all my mods and then have it tuned on the dyno.

Alot of people talk bad of Mac but this kit works pretty good and ive been trying different combinations with it to find one that runs the best. Stangfreak has one with the Maf and hasnt had any problems with it so far that i know of. Mine just didnt want to run right with the MAF.

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rpayne20 said:

I am kinda new to all this modification stuff and am filled with questions as i am sure all newbies are. With this new MAC Straight Shot CAI kit is the filter similiar to a K&N filter where it is re-usable and needs to be cleaned and oiled periodicly???? Can a K&N filter be used in place of the MAC filter that comes with the kit??? If you buy the kit with the MAF sensor who do you take it to to have the "tuning" done so it does'nt fill your computer with error codes??? It is a bit scary to me to have mods put on my 04 GT 40th anniv. and not know what to do about thigs like error codes or even worse the car not running right at all.....you would think that living 30 miles south of Detroit it would be easy to find out this kind of info but it has been difficult for me.....help a newbie out!!!! Thanks

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turboscrew said:

Just for kicks, I read somewhere the other day that the Straight shot with the MAF flows about 100 cfm more than the stock maf. That was performed on a benchflow test. Not sure how much more power gain that will give you but it is interesting to see how much more it flows. Mac said that the maf could possibly incorrectly calibrated so im sending it back to them to be recalibrated. Ill try it then and if it doesnt work then Ill wait to use it until I get a tune.

Steeda says the stock maf is good for up to 400hp.

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turboscrew said:

Just for kicks, I read somewhere the other day that the Straight shot with the MAF flows about 100 cfm more than the stock maf. That was performed on a benchflow test. Not sure how much more power gain that will give you but it is interesting to see how much more it flows. Mac said that the maf could possibly incorrectly calibrated so im sending it back to them to be recalibrated. Ill try it then and if it doesnt work then Ill wait to use it until I get a tune.

Steeda says the stock maf is good for up to 400hp.

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StangFreak32 said:

ive had my straight shot with the maf on for two months now and havent had one problem yet and i drive it every day.....no pinging or anything...although i will say that the first week every now and then when id go to take off and when i first hit the throttle it would gain rpms but not go anywhere for about a second then it would go away and that only happen when the engine was cold....but it hasnt done that since that first week after install.....so no problems here with my new maf..so dont let the others scare ya away

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billyfe390 said:

We are not trying to scare anybody just giving the facts that an aftermarket maf on a midly modified or stock 4.6 is not going to gain you anything.

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turboscrew said:

Yeah I hated to put the stock piece back on. it takes some of the bling out of the whole system. But id have to admit that when I switched back I couldnt tell a difference power wise between the 2. Just that one looked better than the other.

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StangFreak32 said:

also i hate to put the stock one back on because i paid an extra 100 bucks for the maf we all do dumb things

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turboscrew said:

Mac said i could get the difference back or they could recalibrate it and then i could use it when i get ready to do a tune on the dyno and possibly pick up a little more hp.

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turboscrew said:

Mac said i could get the difference back or they could recalibrate it and then i could use it when i get ready to do a tune on the dyno and possibly pick up a little more hp.

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