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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 11:07 AM
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I was putting my varaam back together this morning and noticed the power duct and MAF were not mated as tightly together as they should be. I took them both off the car to try to get them to fit together a little bit better and broke the end of the MAF sensor on the side that is facing the intake. I only broke about 3/8" x 1" off the lip and there is still plenty of the lip to slide into the coupler but I don't feel comfortable leaving it like this for long. I am getting ready to put some reworked 243's and a small cam in the car in the near future so I will replace the MAF then. Should I buy a stock MAF or is there a better one. If stock, then screened or descreened. Crank HP should be around 425-450 after build the car is a 2002 model.
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 02:17 PM
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Im at 450 RWHP on my 02 Z and the stock OEM MAF is working excellent. Save your cash and stick with STOCK!

If your going to get a tune later, order a ZO6 maf. It will not come with a screen. The tuner will be able to tune the engine to compensate for the added /different air flow thru the new un-screened MAF. There the same other than the screen.
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Stick with stock don't waste your money.
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 04:58 PM
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Thanks for the info guys.
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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A&A sells a MAF girdle to strengthen the MAF. You may want to pick up one of these...

http://www.aacorvette.com/performanc...products_id=72
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 08:50 PM
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Keep the stock MAF sensor. Almost every tuner out there will tell you the stock is just fine and will more than likely just make the car a PITA to tune. Unless your pushing 600+ to the wheels and need a speed density tune, keep the stocker.
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Old Feb 27, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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buy a used stock MAF from someone parting a C5 inthe parts section...
Should be ~ $75
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