MAF big enough?

JimmyRGT

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Hey guys Im about to do a head, intake and Tb swap. Going with AFR 165's, Trick Flow Street Heat Intake, and a BBK 70mm TB. Right now on the car I have a C & L 73 mm MAF. I have heard that you need a MAF at least 5mm bigger then the TB. Is this true? Is my 73 big enough to get the TB proper air? Thanks for the help.

 

Michael Yount

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It's plenty big.

 

JimmyRGT

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ok thanks

 

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Highbredcloud

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You can never go too big on a MAF...personally with that set up I would go with at least a Pro-M 75mm or a 77mm and even an 80mm...Yours will work but you will get more power from a bigger MAF...

 

Michael Yount

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I believe the 73 won't be a bottleneck to flow with his mods; bigger won't hurt, but I don't think it will help. Correct calibration is more important to focus on than moving up in size in this application - I believe.

 

JimmyRGT

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Hmmm well when i get all of this installed im going to have it dyno tuned at a good shop and have a custom chip burnt so callibration shouldnt be a problem. Another reason i ask is that i was considering getting the 76mm MAF system from C & L with the inlet pipe and heat shield. I was trying to find another reason to justify the cost of that system to top off the mods i can doing. Thanks for all the advice.

 

QDRHRSE

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It will work fine. Don't believe everything you hear. I heard that a 150 shot of nitrous will make you slower!!!! Read the post for yourself!!!!

 

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Yeah, the same way the CAI will give you 10 - 14 more HP. My friend's worked fine.