TOO MUCH Intake ?!?

Thanks BlueFusion for your analysis. Low end torque is really what I'm mostly after since I'm not going on many straight roads. This is a hill road racer and not a strip cruiser or dragster. So torque is the name of the game, the sooner the better.

I'll stick with the 80mm MAF because at this date it won't help performance to go bigger and also because I have a brand new K&N cold air intakes built for the Marauder's MAF and I'm not about to go to that kind of shop to get one of ImpalaSlayer's bent whatayacallits. ;)

Now, where to locate a cheap 80mm MAF... if any here have a clue, give a holler! :cool:

Vic
 
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VictorCrown said:
Thanks BlueFusion for your analysis. Low end torque is really what I'm mostly after since I'm not going on many straight roads. This is a hill road racer and not a strip cruiser or dragster. So torque is the name of the game, the sooner the better.

I'll stick with the 80mm MAF because at this date it won't help performance to go bigger and also because I have a brand new K&N cold air intakes built for the Marauder's MAF and I'm not about to go to that kind of shop to get one of ImpalaSlayer's bent whatayacallits. ;)

Now, where to locate a cheap 80mm MAF... if any here have a clue, give a holler! :cool:

Vic
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Sounds like fun, man! You already do this? And if so, any pics?
 
FordNut said:
An extremely oversized MAF could cause tuning issues. It's sort of a tradeoff of resolution vs range. Go too big and it will be more difficult to get a smooth AFR trace on your dyno pulls. So I'd probably pass on going with a 100 or 110 mm MAF unless you're heavily modded and using a blower.
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this is correct, the more of the MAF you use the better
 
Conclusions

Thanks a lot guys. This advice was considerable and the explanations detailed.

From what I conclude:

With a blow engine a bigger MAF is better because you won't lose velocity due to the larger diameter thanks to the turbine.

With a natural engine once you have enough intake airflow you want to avoid an oversized MAF because the turbulence of varying size intake components may reduce airflow speed and rob low end torque.

So I'm going to seek out a new or used 80mm stock Marauder or Mach1 MAF.

Thanks for a privete PM with any suggestions as I had priced them last year and since lost my list of links...

Vic
 
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