I don't think so.... I respect the heck out of dave and his knowledge, but I'm thinking he may not have seen that the FP keeps dropping off... OR, he took your post to mean you changed the pump, not just the filter.... since you are running a new style maf/translater combo, that further lessons the chance of the maf being the problem... AND I think you eliminated that as a cause by disconnecting it and finding no change. If the hotwire relay was going bad, the pump would just quit working... it wouldn't work at 'reduced' performance... it will run or it won't in that case... I think the pump is dying... also, when you drop the tank, (not that hard), check the hose/clamps that connects the pump to the hanger... that hose can degrade and cause issues delivering the fuel while the pump is still fine... just another thing to look at...