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Will an 87-95 aftermarket mass air meter work?

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OinkAodeOink

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Simple question..

I have an 01 GT ( 4 wire mass air, with IAT sensor NOT in mass air)
Will say, a Pro-M bullet or such, from a 5.0 car work on my car?
 

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OinkAodeOink said:
Simple question..

I have an 01 GT ( 4 wire mass air, with IAT sensor NOT in mass air)
Will say, a Pro-M bullet or such, from a 5.0 car work on my car?
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No
 
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nope different hookups
 
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Leave the MAF alone...
 

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OinkAodeOink said:
Simple question..

I have an 01 GT ( 4 wire mass air, with IAT sensor NOT in mass air)
Will say, a Pro-M bullet or such, from a 5.0 car work on my car?
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unless you go FI, you don't need a larger or different MAF. I learned the hard way about changing the MAF and screwing with it. Find another mod.
 

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So can someone explain to me why the 5.0 meter will not work? If it's simply a different plug ( Im aware that it is) that can easly be swapped over to the 96-01 style plug.
My understanding is that the cars EEC calibrates the mass air for the injectors, so I would have to get a tune regardless.

Reason Im asking is because I'm doing a turbo build on my 01 GT and I'm having a hard time finding a used draw through, or even blow through meter for my car.

I might as well just bite the bullet and buy the lightening injector/meter package from buyfordracing.com for $320.

BTW, anyone know where to purchase the SVT focus pump cheap, online?
 
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OinkAodeOink said:
BTW, anyone know where to purchase the SVT focus pump cheap, online?
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RandyStinchcomb over at Modular Depot forums will hook you up. He provides great service and prices to all of us
 

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OinkAodeOink said:
So can someone explain to me why the 5.0 meter will not work? If it's simply a different plug ( Im aware that it is) that can easly be swapped over to the 96-01 style plug.
My understanding is that the cars EEC calibrates the mass air for the injectors, so I would have to get a tune regardless.

Reason Im asking is because I'm doing a turbo build on my 01 GT and I'm having a hard time finding a used draw through, or even blow through meter for my car.

I might as well just bite the bullet and buy the lightening injector/meter package from buyfordracing.com for $320.

BTW, anyone know where to purchase the SVT focus pump cheap, online?
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if you can match up the harness and it is still a 5 volt sensor, then it should work, but like you already metioned it would require a tune to get the transfer curve right.
 

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more information does change the answer to the question.
 
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forpit2000gt said:
more information does change the answer to the question.
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Yeah, he did not say he was doing turbo... That changes my answer. I would do the lightning MAF and focus pump if I were you, hook up dat turbo, get a pro tune, and teach some ricers to respect the Stang
 

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Yeah, I'm actually looking to make a kit somewhat similar to the Hellion, except mine will work with the stock K member, be affordable, and simple to install.. We'll see how everything pans out.

My plans now are

Lightning mass air
42lb injectors(both $320 for buyfordracing)
Focus pump
SCT tune
Single 60-1 or 62-1 on low boost
Through a 4r70w trans I want to push 350 to the wheels and be done with it.. That should atleast keep me somewhat safe, being I don't beat on it daily.


One last question.. Being the lightning mass air is the 6 plug type ( im pretty sure the 90mm units are) the ones with the built in IAT sensor in the sampling tube.. I figured I would just pick up the pigtail from ford or a local junkyard and wire up my 01 GT IAT sensor wires to the 6 plug mass air harness.
Or I suppose I could just leave the IAT in the LMAF alone, and use my current IAT, located in the inlet pipe?
 

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you can move the IAT . Have to check to be shure, but the two outside wires are for the IAT, you could make longer and use maout the IAT in the inlet tube.
 

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OinkAodeOink said:
One last question.. Being the lightning mass air is the 6 plug type ( im pretty sure the 90mm units are) the ones with the built in IAT sensor in the sampling tube.. I figured I would just pick up the pigtail from ford or a local junkyard and wire up my 01 GT IAT sensor wires to the 6 plug mass air harness.
Or I suppose I could just leave the IAT in the LMAF alone, and use my current IAT, located in the inlet pipe?
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Yeah, if you are using the MAF infront of the compressor, which I assume you are, the IAT sensor needs to be separate because it needs to be after the compressor. Otherwise you will get a false (cooler) reading and will have trouble with the eec throwing in too much timing.
 
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