ok so i was just sitting around and started thinking about this topic... just out of curiosity just by changing the speed density over to MAF how much hp should you pickup since the meter would now read the actual amount of air passing through (amount of molecules). thought this might be a good discussion topic.
yea i know that part... but i was just curious if you pick up any ponies from the conversion. i couldnt tell just cause my car is supercharged and was running so rich do to everything being out of line with the other components.
yea i know that part... but i was just curious if you pick up any ponies from the conversion. i couldnt tell just cause my car is supercharged and was running so rich do to everything being out of line with the other components.
you may pick a few but nothing really measurable in my opinion
__________________
Reggie
Real Racers Don't Street Race
PERIOD.......
'88 LX Hatch With A Little Of This & A Little Of That...... 10.39 @128 MPH Soon to be faster....
no Hp should run smoother, and alot better if your gonna cam it, only a few speed density capable cams out there.
__________________
1988 mustang 5.0 LX, Edelbrock performer manifold, mac headers, off road H with high flow cats welded in, AC/smog eliminator, frpp 9mm wires, bbk CAI, msd cap and rotor, Flowmasters dumped, steeda tri ax, 3.73 gears, and mickey thompson DR's 13.91@101
1983 pontiac grand prix, weekend car, 355sbc 11.5.1, world heads, forged internals, th-400 with transgo shift kit, 8.5 rear with 4.56's and auburn posi unit, 11.96@115 on et streets. (SOLD)
I have seen differing information about changing to MAF from SD. Mostly, when this conversion should be done. Is it mostly needed due to changing the cam? Or, can I change the intake and/or heads (and maybe even injectors) w/o changing to MAF? Perhaps my question should be more of what order should these mods be performed? I cannot afford to do them all at once, but they are all in my future plans. Even eventually SD > MAF as I will, at some point, change my cam.
A MAF set-up will allow the engine computer to adapt much better to mods so if you have a Fox body, a late Fox MAF set-up with engine computer and wiring harness would be the way to go.
Tmoss has a direct dyno comparison on his site showing solid HP gains from the MAF over the speed density set-up:
actually, the gains were almost nill, but the power band was defiantely affected - here is the data
__________________
Tom Moss
88 GT 5spd Vert 3:73s, Flowmaster catbacks, stock cam +4°, GT40P heads & 1.7 rockers, Jet-Hot coated MAC P headers, 97 Explorer intake, 65mm TB and 19# Explorer injectors. 277RWHP/330RWTQ
hp gains from speed density to MAF 
