New MAC Cold air kit and Meter 3285

Stang8URMPRT

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Hey, has anyone installed one of these on their GT??? Friend just bought one when I recommened it to him. Looks like a good piece. Comes with the MAF housing and cold air kit. Anyone know what kind of HP gains or if you could feel any difference? Thanks


Nick
 
$300 for a CAI (metal CAI = dumb) and a MAF. MAF's make their power by tricking the car into running lean as far as I know. The stock MAF isn't the restriction in a bolt on 2V.

What a waste, putting that money towards some cams or 4.10's will give you a dozen times the gains from screwing around with stuff in front of the throttle body.
 
GinoGT said:
$300 for a CAI (metal CAI = dumb) and a MAF. MAF's make their power by tricking the car into running lean as far as I know. The stock MAF isn't the restriction in a bolt on 2V.

What a waste, putting that money towards some cams or 4.10's will give you a dozen times the gains from screwing around with stuff in front of the throttle body.
Is that why you are still running stock times with all yours mods that aren't "in front of the throttle body"???
 
I have a Mac Cold Air Intake

i love it it looks nice and yes i could def tell a diffrence the car was able to breath so much better plus it just plain out looks awsome i go to car shows somethimes and i get lots of compliments on it. my buddies at work love how big it is. i recomment it any day i spent 180 with just the cold air kit. :nice:
 
It's an 85MM mass air, and he got it straight from MAC. MAC East Coast didn't have any, Central didn't have any, only place that had it was the West Coast MAC. And they only had 1. Said they are on back order for 1-3 months. Must be good.

Nick
 
GinoGT said:
$300 for a CAI (metal CAI = dumb) and a MAF. MAF's make their power by tricking the car into running lean as far as I know. The stock MAF isn't the restriction in a bolt on 2V.

What a waste, putting that money towards some cams or 4.10's will give you a dozen times the gains from screwing around with stuff in front of the throttle body.
The MAF tricks the car into running lean - As far as you know? At least you qualified that statement... :bs:
 
I just find it funny how a bunch of people cry about "skewed" info, etc., If the a/f is closer to ideal, I dont see a problem, its cheaper than a dyno tune and really isn't a chip just skewing the info also??

to each their own, but evn if the power comes from better a/f ratio, I dont see any problem w/that, if its making more power, better a/f ratio(tuned better), why is it a problem?

I came from the world of 5.0's where chips never really got any respect, maybe thats why I cant really see the expense of dyno tune being worth while on a stock motor, I guess if you figure cost of speed cal+timing adjuster, your half way there and raising the rev limiter is an added bonus

I recently descreened and deposted my stock meter w/excellent results, I'm actaully still surprised at the difference. Thats why I was curious of the size of the sampling tube, but I researched and a ton of people have done this, only 2or3people on the internet preach against aftermarket maf's, mostly Ed Clark and phatdoggy, several others have chimed in w/good results, many reporting .1 and 1mph(10hp), enough to outweigh the 2 oppinions I tink

why the heck would you want a stock n/a motor to have a <11:1 a/f??

I dont believe detonation is detrimental on n/a motor, at least not at this rpm/hp level