[Shotimes] MAF connector question

[Ron Porter]

Yeah, that being the case......

I guess I don't think "young" enough....it's one of those pieces that
impresses your friends!!!

But, to do it again, I still wouldn't do it first.

Oft-told, boring story. I had 1/2 the BOS put in. Y-pipe, catback, UDPs.
Drove the car a month or so. Much better torque through the rpm range, and
30-31 mpg at 80 mph on the highway.

Got the 80mm/LPM/Can. Installed them on a nice, cool night. Went out and
drove. WTF????  "Maybe" an increase over 6K.....nothing that I could feel
below that otherwise.

Later dyno run proved the upper-end HP with a 207 at-the-wheels run at Kenny
Brown's (when Don McKinnon turned his 195 HP on his stock '95)

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Dave Kegel
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 2:32 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] MAF connector question


Ron,

In the past the only options were the Pro-M 77mm for around $400 or the Ford
80mm LPM combo, for about the same total price (I suppose the 73mm C&L was
out there too).  expensive, and the results were questionable, at least with
the LPM deal (the PRO-M 77mm was and still is worth some HP).

But these days you can get the PRO-M 75mm MAF for about $170, throw it on
there, and are guaranteed 5 or more HP from the dyno results I've seen.
That's a better bang for the buck than either a Y-pipe or UDPs.

Dave Kegel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
To: "'Midwest SHO Specialists'" <SHOtimes@midwestsho.com>;
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: August 15, 2003 1:04 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] MAF connector question


> Well, at least we are consistent in our disagreement, Mike!!
>
> IMHO, the last two things to put on a bolt-on mod SHO are a bigger MAF and
a
> Quaife!!
>
> Mike, I disagree on the MAF. For the money, any perceived increase, if any
> (and I'll bet a dyno will hardly show a difference) is not a worthwhile
> first step. Greater gains in exhaust and underdrive pulleys that give a
> "butt dyno" increase, as well as increase gas mileage. MAF upgrades on a
> basically stock motor will show very minimal increases once you are over
> about 6K (this was my direct personal experience on my '89).
>
> Ron Porter
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