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would a bigger MAF sensor tube make a power differenc with the mods in my sig. a buddy of mine wants to get rid of his cuz he is getting a lighting MAF.

 

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Nope, not worth the hassle, you're well within the limits of your stock sensor.

I do need to see pics of a Gucci interior though.

Wes

 

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lol, how do post pics??

 

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Go to "Advanced" mode and there's a way to upload pics on that screen.

EDIT: "Manage Attachments" button towards the bottom.

 

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heres a pic

 

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i have another one but when i upload it, it says its already uploaded it in another thread, so im guessing i have to remove it some how

 

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try changing the file name

 

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ghetto5oh said:

would a bigger MAF sensor tube make a power differenc with the mods in my sig. a buddy of mine wants to get rid of his cuz he is getting a lighting MAF.

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Yes. The stock MAF is a major restriction in the intake system so upgrading to a 76mm or bigger MAF will definitely improve the throttle response.

 

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Bullitt95 said:

Yes. The stock MAF is a major restriction in the intake system so upgrading to a 76mm or bigger MAF will definitely improve the throttle response.

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Do you have any hard data to back this up?

 

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It will not hurt you to get a bigger one. It may not help either. If it is practically free, I would put it on if it is calibrated for your injectors.

Bullit - What is wrong with a 75mm? Why just 76mm and up

 

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Nothing wrong with a 75mm but does anyone still make them? I heard that ProM has gone belly up.
Stanger007, my own butt dyno told me that my C&L 76mm MAF improved throttle response but it also included the CAI. I'm very happy with it and it'll help even more when I add more mods (long tubes, X-pipe, H/C/I etc.) later on.

 

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The oem tb is 10mm smaller than the oem meter

Grady

 

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Proof = people getting 300rwhp or damn close with the stock MAF and T-body. would more of either gain any? probably but that is proof of what the stock stuff can do.

the major restriction is the stock lower intake and t-body (like said).

The stock meter is a 70mm unit that your not going to peg with your mods. The only thing you will probably gain is drivabiliy issues/need of a tune.

 

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cool, ill probably just leave it alone until i swap the heads and cam, here is another pic of the interior before i painted it black

 

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blksn955.o said:

the major restriction is the stock lower intake and t-body (like said).

The stock meter is a 70mm unit that your not going to peg with your mods. The only thing you will probably gain is drivabiliy issues/need of a tune.

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The stock intake and TB, like the MAF, are indeed major restrictions. So far I've addressed 2 out of the 3.
The stock MAF is actually 73mm but it has a thick bar running down the middle that obstructs airflow. You could cut the bar away and improve airflow bigtime. I don't have any driveability issues with my 76mm MAF and the engine doesn't need a tune (not yet anyway).

 

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so since I've already replaced the stock intake I'll notice more gains if i replace the t/b instead of teh maf??

 

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95 GT- deep forest green- shorty headers, o/r x-pipe, flows, cai, u/d pulleys, 3.73s, king cobra clutch, adjustable clutch cable w/quadrant, ford racing wires,street heat upper and lower intake w/spacer, gucci interior

If that is the combo we're talking about

I'd not do either as not enough air is being moved at this time
to warrant a change IMHO

Grady

 

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final5-0 said:

95 GT- deep forest green- shorty headers, o/r x-pipe, flows, cai, u/d pulleys, 3.73s, king cobra clutch, adjustable clutch cable w/quadrant, ford racing wires,street heat upper and lower intake w/spacer, gucci interior

If that is the combo we're talking about

I'd not do either as not enough air is being moved at this time
to warrant a change IMHO

Grady

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I have to agree...

The throttle body isn't a restriction, I would like to change that out when you get a nice h/c/i or stroker combo...

 

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The stock 94-95 maf is a 70mm unit. The next size bigger is a 73mm C&L unit.

I am not saying the C&L is a bad maf, just that it is not my first (or even second) choice for a maf on a 94-95 load based car as it sques that load reading more so than the "other" foolery type maf (I know from first hand exp. with a C&L maf). It is not 100% that you will have an issue but it is more common to see an issue v. the fox guys.

I would not recomend cutting the back post out either. You are again gettting into greater chances to have issues such as low rpm bucking and or poor idle/stall issues. several have had this issue on here. Really the only way to get "more" out of hte stocker is to have a tuner or some kind of maf extender that you can hose with the reading...even then its a small amount and band aid as the maf is just too small. Since the stock meter will get you to a point and trying to get more out of it at that point (around 300rwrhp) you just need to get a bigger maf. The poster is simply not at that point.

The stock T-body is able to make around 300wrhp as well...the stock intake however will NOT. Most of the issue is the lower as the upper flowes around 190cfm. Getting that restriction taken care of with a stock lower port job will be the most cost effective and power gain out of changing the MAF/t-body. The poster already has an aftermarket intake so I would say...save for some heads/cam or a poweradder.

 

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sounds like a plan, thanks guys