V6 MAF vs. V8 MAF?
 

I got my hands on a V6 MAF today, which have the film inside, much sturdier then the V8 hotwire (from what I hear), and the harness looks the same, and if I'm not mistaken, they work on the same theory, right? So are they swappable?

Thanks ahead.

-Reno
89 Formula

Reno,

From all the research I've done, the V-6 MAF used a digital output scheme (like the later MAFs on LT1 and LS1 engines). The V-8s between 1986 and 1990 used an analog output scheme, so the two are not compatible. The connectors should be different (intentionally) to prevent inadvertent connection of the wrong MAF sensor.

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The hot wire type are what they are using on the LT1 + LS1s. With the performance of the Z06s I'd say they work well.

Even if they look the same, and have about the same output, how that lines up with the IAT is a whole nother matter. You can trace detonate an engine to destruction in using the wrong part long term.
YMMV

I'm not absolutely certain about the LS1/6 engines, but both my LT1s use a thick film element instead of a hot wire - stock. Maybe I've got rare examples...

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