So I went to the yard the other day after hearing about the usability of the 80mm MAF, and found a conveniently intact Mark VIII to pull an 80mm MAF off of.
Being bored and since I wanted something to tie me over till I get my 73mm C&L and matched 36lb/hr injectors, and since I had some free time, I mounted up the 80mm MAF to the stock air filter housing using a couple of screws to tap neatly into the housing and hold it very tightly to the very close diameter opening on filter housing. I used a piece of piping (not PVC) about 3.5" in diameter or so and 1" long (I am estimating) and used the piece of rubber that is used to mount the normal MAF to the filter housing to attach the 80mm to the factory intake tube.
So, it looks pretty much stock how I have it set up, and I tried driving it. I must've done something right since my vac/boost gauge is reading exactly normal under all conditions, normal 23-26 in/hg of vac as well as 13psi of boost, however the car doesnt feel so 'starved' and doesn't sound so angry and short of breath. It's a huge improvement, even though it's only temporary.
I understand that people suggest using this with a tune, but as a temporary solution it sure seems to me that it can be used plug-and-play on otherwise unmodified SC's.
-Ghost
Being bored and since I wanted something to tie me over till I get my 73mm C&L and matched 36lb/hr injectors, and since I had some free time, I mounted up the 80mm MAF to the stock air filter housing using a couple of screws to tap neatly into the housing and hold it very tightly to the very close diameter opening on filter housing. I used a piece of piping (not PVC) about 3.5" in diameter or so and 1" long (I am estimating) and used the piece of rubber that is used to mount the normal MAF to the filter housing to attach the 80mm to the factory intake tube.
So, it looks pretty much stock how I have it set up, and I tried driving it. I must've done something right since my vac/boost gauge is reading exactly normal under all conditions, normal 23-26 in/hg of vac as well as 13psi of boost, however the car doesnt feel so 'starved' and doesn't sound so angry and short of breath. It's a huge improvement, even though it's only temporary.
I understand that people suggest using this with a tune, but as a temporary solution it sure seems to me that it can be used plug-and-play on otherwise unmodified SC's.
-Ghost