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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: kma697 on October 12 2006, 06:26:01 PM

Title: So You Like Tech Questions????
Post by: kma697 on October 12 2006, 06:26:01 PM

Thinking about upgrading my MAF.  Looking at the Lt-1 w/Trans...any recommendation s?  Car is going to stay stock for the most part (how many of you have said that before?).  Would an Ls-1 be better or necessary for a stocker?

Title: So You Like Tech Questions????
Post by: 87natty on October 12 2006, 07:20:39 PM

I'd say go for it. Any stock replacement is gonna suck ass, as I'm on my third one. The LS1 MAF will will in more airflow and be less of a restriction later on in your quest for boost. I've also heard the LS1 sensor smooths out the idle on the car too. I'm sure there are more reasons, but that's what I got.

Title: So You Like Tech Questions????
Post by: ledzeppac on October 12 2006, 08:40:27 PM

waste of money if your maf is good...

I have the lt1 maf but the ls1 is like 10 dollars more so get that setup....

Title: So You Like Tech Questions????
Post by: kma697 on October 12 2006, 09:02:57 PM

Quote from: "ledzeppac @ Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:42 pm"

waste of money if your maf is good...

I have the lt1 maf but the ls1 is like 10 dollars more so get that setup....

Thought you were going to tell me to lick balls again!!! :bigeyes;

Title: Re: So You Like Tech Questions????
Post by: Recklessrob on October 13 2006, 02:51:16 AM

Either is far superior to the stock MAF. I'd go for the LSI because
I've always believed in the "pay me now, or pay me latah theory".

Title: So You Like Tech Questions????
Post by: Top Speed on October 13 2006, 07:57:45 AM

The stock MAF will fail sooner or later.  I choose to go ahead and upgrade to the LS1 MAF and the regular Translater.    It was expensive, because at the same time I also went with the Big Mouth kit with the 3.5" MAF pipe.  

One thing to consider is just going with the LT1 MAF since it is 3" and will fit in place of your current MAF.

Title: Re: So You Like Tech Questions????
Post by: SuperSix on October 13 2006, 08:22:27 AM

If you ahve the duckets to spare - replace the stocker.

Stockers can only be found remanufactured, and it's a crap shoot of they will work, and for how long they will work. The translator is a badass setup.

Title: So You Like Tech Questions????
Post by: kma697 on October 13 2006, 11:44:28 PM

Quote from: "Top Speed @ Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:57 am"

The stock MAF will fail sooner or later.

Title: Re: So You Like Tech Questions????
Post by: 1turbo6 on October 29 2006, 09:27:41 AM

A brand new 3.5" ls1 MAF is only 80 at full throttle. not to bad,I think I will go this route in the spring.

Title: Re: So You Like Tech Questions????
Post by: SuperSix on October 29 2006, 11:49:55 AM

Quote from: "1turbo6 @ Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:27 am"

A brand new 3.5" ls1 MAF is only 80 at full throttle. not to bad,I think I will go this route in the spring.

Don't forget the hose adapters you may need, I had to get a 3" > 3.5" adapter hose to adapt from my inlet pipe to the 3.5" MAF.

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Title: So You Like Tech Questions????
Post by: Top Speed on October 29 2006, 12:31:24 PM

And the translator itself....