codym
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- Dec 28, 2011
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Amarillo,
Texas
I recently installed a GM MAF on my setup, from the filter to the MAF I am using a 90 bend that is ribbed at the bend. I've been having a slight "jumpiness" for lack of a better term, at lower engine and vehicle speeds, but smooth as baby's butt during highway cruising or accel.
From the research I have done, the general consensus seems to be you want as straight as pipe as possible up to the MAF, but I was unable to find a unribbed or uncrushed 90 in town, and got quoted 50 bucks from a local exhaust shop for the pipe and to bend it.
Is it safe to use this bend with ribs like this, Or will it be vital to the MAF operation to have straight pipe leading up to the sensor?
I have a smooth 60 bend that I was using previously, but I was having issues with it slipping off the ledge where the current filter is (you can barely make out the coupler at the bottom left) and it would come into contact with the shifter cable, giving me a rather unpleasant shifting experience.
From the research I have done, the general consensus seems to be you want as straight as pipe as possible up to the MAF, but I was unable to find a unribbed or uncrushed 90 in town, and got quoted 50 bucks from a local exhaust shop for the pipe and to bend it.
Is it safe to use this bend with ribs like this, Or will it be vital to the MAF operation to have straight pipe leading up to the sensor?
I have a smooth 60 bend that I was using previously, but I was having issues with it slipping off the ledge where the current filter is (you can barely make out the coupler at the bottom left) and it would come into contact with the shifter cable, giving me a rather unpleasant shifting experience.