Dead MAF

Tue Jan 22 14:54:48 GMT 2002

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Hi Bruce,
You may want to try ebaymotors.com
Regards
Roger

Bruce wrote:

>
>You can try reworking the guts, but it slews the air flow readings.
>If you want to get anal and go thru the MAF stuff you can get it right, but
>it's going to be work.
>
>Running screenless is difficult.  I've had to run a large X vane in front of
>mine to get the AFR readings stuff to be reliable.
>
>I've played with the LS1s and LT1s mounting them in all sorts of different
>ways, and about the best you can get is a slightly different throttle
>response, you're not going to find a bunch of HP with foolin with it.
>Bruce
>
>
>From: "Bill Shaw" <w.shawsr at att.net>
>
>>My '94 Z28 LT1 started running really crappy on the way home Friday,
>>
>completely
>
>>shutting down when I go WOT.  When I got home I fired up the laptop and
>>
>FreeScan
>
>>(thanks Andy!) to find a MAF failure error code.  This brings up a few
>>
>questions:
>
>>1)  Is there any trick for repairing these MAFs,  or do they just die?
>>2)  Since it looks like I'm going to be buying a new one,  is it worth the
>>
>extra
>
>>expense of getting a ported one or a free-flow one like the Grannitelli
>>
>(sp?).
>
>>3)  Some Z28 owners claim power improvements by descreening the MAF,
>>
>anyone have arguments pro or con?
>
>>4)  The locals don't have a replacement. Anyone know of a low cost mail
>>
>order
>
>>supplier?
>>
>
>
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Hi Bruce,<br>
You may want to try ebaymotors.com <br>
Regards<br>
Roger<br>
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Bruce wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:006301c1a313$8be17800$ca0ac9d8 at bruce">
  <pre wrap=""><br>You can try reworking the guts, but it slews the air flow readings.<br>If you want to get anal and go thru the MAF stuff you can get it right, but<br>it's going to be work.<br><br>Running screenless is difficult.  I've had to run a large X vane in front of<br>mine to get the AFR readings stuff to be reliable.<br><br>I've played with the LS1s and LT1s mounting them in all sorts of different<br>ways, and about the best you can get is a slightly different throttle<br>response, you're not going to find a bunch of HP with foolin with it.<br>Bruce<br><br><br>From: "Bill Shaw" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:w.shawsr at att.net">&lt;w.shawsr at att.net&gt;</a><br></pre>
  <blockquote type="cite">
    <pre wrap="">My '94 Z28 LT1 started running really crappy on the way home Friday,<br></pre>
    </blockquote>
    <pre wrap=""><!---->completely<br></pre>
    <blockquote type="cite">
      <pre wrap="">shutting down when I go WOT.  When I got home I fired up the laptop and<br></pre>
      </blockquote>
      <pre wrap=""><!---->FreeScan<br></pre>
      <blockquote type="cite">
        <pre wrap="">(thanks Andy!) to find a MAF failure error code.  This brings up a few<br></pre>
        </blockquote>
        <pre wrap=""><!---->questions:<br></pre>
        <blockquote type="cite">
          <pre wrap="">1)  Is there any trick for repairing these MAFs,  or do they just die?<br>2)  Since it looks like I'm going to be buying a new one,  is it worth the<br></pre>
          </blockquote>
          <pre wrap=""><!---->extra<br></pre>
          <blockquote type="cite">
            <pre wrap="">expense of getting a ported one or a free-flow one like the Grannitelli<br></pre>
            </blockquote>
            <pre wrap=""><!---->(sp?).<br></pre>
            <blockquote type="cite">
              <pre wrap="">3)  Some Z28 owners claim power improvements by descreening the MAF,<br></pre>
              </blockquote>
              <pre wrap=""><!---->anyone have arguments pro or con?<br></pre>
              <blockquote type="cite">
                <pre wrap="">4)  The locals don't have a replacement. Anyone know of a low cost mail<br></pre>
                </blockquote>
                <pre wrap=""><!---->order<br></pre>
                <blockquote type="cite">
                  <pre wrap="">supplier?<br></pre>
                  </blockquote>
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