Question on going to bigger MAF

[boost86]

What is the advantage of going to say a ls1 or lt1 Maf and Translator over a stock MAF.

 

[TR Custom Parts]

Probably the biggest advantage or benefit is not having to worry about when your stock MAF is going to fail. Translator along with the extender chip allows you to do some tuning with timing and fuel.

 

[Royal-T-Ltd]

like Mark said... the availabilty of these new MAFs are MUCH MUCH greater than trying to dig up an LC2 MAF and than hoping that it reads to 255. Also if i recall the newer designs are less restrictive and flow more air. The translator allows for tuning fuel curves at idle and WOT and the trans plus allows timing changes as well. IMO there are NO downsides.

 

[TR Custom Parts]

IMO there are NO downsides.

Only downside is the cost of the conversion, you're talking about almost $500 if you go for a NEW MAF, trans plus and an extender chip.

 

[bruce]

What is the advantage of going to say a ls1 or lt1 Maf and Translator over a stock MAF.

If you fully utilize it, by going with an extender, then you can have resolution once you pass 255 gm/sec.. The stock one pegs at 255 but with an extender you about double that. The late MAFs also have their own internal temp compensation, so that the MAF reading isn't skewed as much as the stock MAF. Not to mention they're about impossible to break. Worst case, a taking a shape X-Acto blade to the heated coils will clean them up, for another 100,000 miles.

And once you get the car tuned for one, if it should fail, there's no trauma in finding a replacement.

 

[Jerryl]

All valid points in the advantages of the new TL1 MAF and the cost involved as compared to the stock unit.

The pegging out is good to know, but, if you never max it out, that flow rating may not be an issue (provided the MAF if good of course)

The way I see it, sooner or later, most will be required to run the new MAF, unless, someone figures out a way to get the new unit in the old body.
I'll wait to see how fat the stock unit will carry me.

 

[bruce]

The pegging out is good to know, but, if you never max it out, that flow rating may not be an issue (provided the MAF if good of course)

The way I see it, sooner or later, most will be required to run the new MAF, unless, someone figures out a way to get the new unit in the old body.
I'll wait to see how fat the stock unit will carry me.

It's not that hard to peg one, with a few mods on a strong running GN.

There's more to it then just the housings. The stocker operates at less then 150 Hz, and the late ones operate at up to 14 KHz.