The difference a maf makes
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The difference a maf makes
I read through some posts(did you know there's a search button ) about maf sensors & screens etc.
Anyway, I cleaned my sensor & removed the first screen & both dividers in the airbox. Wow, I now have power low down, it feels like the first rx8 I drove. I remember commenting on the torque as I was expecting less.
The maf didn't look dirty when I pulled it out but I cleaned it anyway. Power loss must have been spread over a long time as I didn't think there was anything wrong. Coupled with the cs catback i've recently fitted the rex feels more muscular
Anyway, I cleaned my sensor & removed the first screen & both dividers in the airbox. Wow, I now have power low down, it feels like the first rx8 I drove. I remember commenting on the torque as I was expecting less.
The maf didn't look dirty when I pulled it out but I cleaned it anyway. Power loss must have been spread over a long time as I didn't think there was anything wrong. Coupled with the cs catback i've recently fitted the rex feels more muscular
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The only real gains you might get with the stock airbox is cutting the intake hole to be a bit bigger. Removing a screen will probably make your idle worse. Those dividers are there for sound, not hidden power.
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
1) Your butt is not a dyno
2) Consensus is not science
Cleaning the MAF = good
Removing screens = bad
2) Consensus is not science
Cleaning the MAF = good
Removing screens = bad
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I took 1 screen out as well & while I did not percieve any gains from doing this - it did no harm (that I can tell) either.
RB says the screens suck about 1hp each so if you take one out & it does no harm - why not .
edit - that was about 10,000 km ago I took the screen out .
RB says the screens suck about 1hp each so if you take one out & it does no harm - why not .
edit - that was about 10,000 km ago I took the screen out .
Last edited by Brettus; 01-22-2007 at 02:09 PM.
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Originally Posted by Brettus
I took 1 screen out as well & while I did not percieve any gains from doing this - it did no harm (that I can tell) either.
RB says the screens suck about 1hp each so if you take one out & it does no harm - why not .
edit - that was about 10,000 km ago I took the screen out .
RB says the screens suck about 1hp each so if you take one out & it does no harm - why not .
edit - that was about 10,000 km ago I took the screen out .
Also for the one horsepower gained. is it really worth messing with.
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RB can get away with 1 screen because they have a full horn placed before the screen to keep airflow consistant. The OE has to use 2 screens because the horn isn't complete.
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
I can understand why a lot of knowledgable people stay away from forums ...
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I guess a little self-deprecation goes a long way.
I made my own CAI, but I didn't have to worry about any engine air touching the intake since it's sealed away in the bumper, with only a 11 degree bend in the pipe.
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I get tired of posting up info and then having to argue with a bunch of followers/repeaters who haven't accomplished anything to justify their position
as for not contacting the engine bay heat, what did you insulate your pipe with where it passes through the engine bay?
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According to RB, and they have a dyno, the screens--at most--kill 1 HP per. And, yeah, the screens do not obstruct air flow rather, they make it apply evenly over the MAF. I don't see how the butt dyno can feel 1HP, at the most.
Maybe your car is louder and you are pressing on the accelerator harder to hear more sound...
It's all in yer head, main! Put them screens back on, Mazda Engineers know a thing or two more than you...if the car accelerated better without them, they'd have done that.
Maybe your car is louder and you are pressing on the accelerator harder to hear more sound...
It's all in yer head, main! Put them screens back on, Mazda Engineers know a thing or two more than you...if the car accelerated better without them, they'd have done that.
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Originally Posted by Phantom Menace
According to RB, and they have a dyno, the screens--at most--kill 1 HP per. And, yeah, the screens do not obstruct air flow rather, they make it apply evenly over the MAF. I don't see how the butt dyno can feel 1HP, at the most.
Maybe your car is louder and you are pressing on the accelerator harder to hear more sound...
It's all in yer head, main! Put them screens back on, Mazda Engineers know a thing or two more than you...if the car accelerated better without them, they'd have done that.
Maybe your car is louder and you are pressing on the accelerator harder to hear more sound...
It's all in yer head, main! Put them screens back on, Mazda Engineers know a thing or two more than you...if the car accelerated better without them, they'd have done that.
watch..
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Originally Posted by Phantom Menace
According to RB, and they have a dyno, the screens--at most--kill 1 HP per. And, yeah, the screens do not obstruct air flow rather, they make it apply evenly over the MAF. I don't see how the butt dyno can feel 1HP, at the most.