Ken Cunningham
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- May 24, 2001
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- 418
I remember reading somewhere that the stock MAF meter is VERY sensitive to the incoming air. So sensitive that the Buick engineers tried, but abandoned, a wing nut to hold the top of the air box down. The wing nut disturbed the air flow too much. Hence the honeycomb screens in the MAF.
Now my problem. I just repositioned my K&N air filter behind the front bumper using the low-buck, hardware store 4" vent tube approach. I tried feeding the tubing from the compartment down, and from the bumper area up. Either way it's a tight fit through the opening near the radiator. The lightweight tubing ended up getting pretty bent up, caved in, etc. It's open enough to flow plenty of air, but the air path is pretty convoluted. Should I be concerned about this?
Now my problem. I just repositioned my K&N air filter behind the front bumper using the low-buck, hardware store 4" vent tube approach. I tried feeding the tubing from the compartment down, and from the bumper area up. Either way it's a tight fit through the opening near the radiator. The lightweight tubing ended up getting pretty bent up, caved in, etc. It's open enough to flow plenty of air, but the air path is pretty convoluted. Should I be concerned about this?