Mass air flow screen

pj5454302 · 10-12-2009, 08:07 PM

Can i take the screen thing off my maf sensor without breaking anything? Also would this give me more power?

s10blaza1 · 10-12-2009, 08:09 PM

The consequences far outweigh the benefits. You're not making enough power to even notice a difference. Leave it alone

pj5454302 · 10-12-2009, 08:12 PM

Then my next question is would a hypertech max energy programmer make a diffrence?

XDime99 · 10-12-2009, 08:25 PM

to answer your first ?, i did mine a while back, and my butt dyno didnt notice a bit of a difference... and idk about the programmer but if i was you i'd just send it in to like Wait 4 Me Performance or something like that and get it custom tuned to your specs, and tell them what your looking for. You will notice more of a power gain that way.

Zeeke98 · 10-12-2009, 10:30 PM

I descreened the MAF on my Xtreme when I put a cold air intake on it. If you unbolt the ends from it you can push the screen out and not worry about damaging the MAF wires. I also removed the screen from the MAF on my SS Camaro. It does flow more air providing your intake can give it. It will lean out your air/fuel mixture some. Generally vehicles run on the rich side from the factory anyways. I've used several Hypertechs and they do help some, but mostly in firming up the shifts and changing shift points if you have an automatic. I haven't noticed a huge power increase from them.

gchemist · 10-13-2009, 02:05 AM

I agree with the www.wait4meperformance.com ECM upgrade. I did it to my Jimmy. I gained about ~1 MPG in the city and two on the highway. The tranny shiftsa are great. It can rev all the way up to 5000 rpms before shifting gears.

10-12-2009, 08:07 PM	#1
pj5454302 Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 129 Location: Green bay Wi User is: OffLine	Mass air flow screen Can i take the screen thing off my maf sensor without breaking anything? Also would this give me more power?
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10-12-2009, 08:09 PM	#2
s10blaza1 Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 508 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Mass air flow screen The consequences far outweigh the benefits. You're not making enough power to even notice a difference. Leave it alone
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10-12-2009, 08:12 PM	#3
pj5454302 Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 129 Location: Green bay Wi User is: OffLine	Re: Mass air flow screen Then my next question is would a hypertech max energy programmer make a diffrence?
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10-12-2009, 08:25 PM	#4
XDime99 Registered User Age: 17 Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 367 Location: Gainesville, Fl User is: OffLine	Re: Mass air flow screen to answer your first ?, i did mine a while back, and my butt dyno didnt notice a bit of a difference... and idk about the programmer but if i was you i'd just send it in to like Wait 4 Me Performance or something like that and get it custom tuned to your specs, and tell them what your looking for. You will notice more of a power gain that way.
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10-12-2009, 10:30 PM	#5
Zeeke98 Registered User Age: 35 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,022 Location: Michigan User is: OffLine	Re: Mass air flow screen I descreened the MAF on my Xtreme when I put a cold air intake on it. If you unbolt the ends from it you can push the screen out and not worry about damaging the MAF wires. I also removed the screen from the MAF on my SS Camaro. It does flow more air providing your intake can give it. It will lean out your air/fuel mixture some. Generally vehicles run on the rich side from the factory anyways. I've used several Hypertechs and they do help some, but mostly in firming up the shifts and changing shift points if you have an automatic. I haven't noticed a huge power increase from them.
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10-13-2009, 02:05 AM	#6
gchemist Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 356 Location: Austin User is: OffLine	Re: Mass air flow screen I agree with the www.wait4meperformance.com ECM upgrade. I did it to my Jimmy. I gained about ~1 MPG in the city and two on the highway. The tranny shiftsa are great. It can rev all the way up to 5000 rpms before shifting gears.
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