[s-cars] MAF upgrade?

[Mark Strangways]

Add me to the list of those running with out said screens.
Mine are coming off next warm day. After all I haven't replaced that MAF for
several years now.
Must be time soon. (Tempting FATE)... (see previous ramble)

Mark S
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From: <CaptMagu at aol.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] MAF upgrade?


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> Phil and Mikey
>
> Where have we gone wrong with you two? Of course there are choices.
>
> 1- You can go the conventional way and use the RS2 MAF route as sooo many
> have done. But, what are the gains? You do enhance the flow for the lowend
> and hp/torque overall but these gains are marginal(1-2hp at the
wheels(ATW)
> not corrected for snot(NCFS)). You do however retain some protection for
that
> mysterious hot wire element with the egg crate design of this MAF"s
screens.
>
> 2- Then we have the infamous "NEGATIVE BOOST" enhanced methodology of
> eliminating the screens altogether from the stock MAF(5hp ATW NCFS). The
> downside here being the total elimination of any protection(are you
listening
> here Pizzo?) during contact, OOps I mean boosted pulls. None other than
the
> illustrious Don does in fact run without said protection.
>
> 3- Now we're talking major MODS. The last choice I'll talk about is the
> "Pederhousen BIG MAF Special". Yep, we're talking the Big Fella here. All
> 98mm of major MAF from a poor unsuspecting 928 S4. You're also talking
custom
> airbox, intake plumbing, custom variable reistor circuit, and custom
> software. The benefits are protection once again but this time from the
speed
> of flow as the 72mm orifice that is the RS2 and stock MAF is pressed to
its
> limit. That limit is supposed to happen around 420hp as the hot wire
section
> is separated from its housing and into your turbo/charge-air plumbing. By
> upgrading to a dignified Happersized(tm) MAF mildly disguised as the
PBMAFS
> you slow down the same airflow to a more manageable speed and retain said
hot
> wire.
>
> So, Phil those are your choices. No question in my feeble mind that I'd go
> the way of the Don and remove those screens. The benefits are further
> enhanced as you continue to upgrade your car with say a FMIC and/or bigger
> turbo;-)
>
> Hap, lovin and livin large in Everboost, Maguire
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