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can i make more than 375hp with maf setup?

Old Dec 26, 2000 | 12:34 AM
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can i make more than 375hp with maf setup?

i had someone tell me they read you could only get 375 hp with a maf car this is worrying me cause i jus got my new afr 195cc heads and im hoping for more than 375hp please tell me the maf will flow enough to support more power i also heard something the the maf cant read high enough to support more hp any info id GREATLY APPERCATED thanks

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Old Dec 26, 2000 | 09:32 AM
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sure you can make more than 375hp with maf, no reason you couldn't make 376 with maf. actually lot of people convert to SD to eliminate the restriction of maf. however i'm sure there are a lot of people making some big HP numbers with it. n20 or SC would be one way to help make more hp.

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Old Dec 26, 2000 | 02:27 PM
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RS,

GM manages to get over 510 HP out of the Ramjet 502 crate engine, with a 48mm TB. The total free opening on the TB are smaller than the total opening on a stock Bosch MAF sensor. So either I'm missing something here, or GM has found a way to make gobs of power with that much air flow. Makes you wonder why everyone is so quick to hack up their MAFs, doesn't it? Even the LT1s and LT4s make better power at the crank with a small 48mm TB opening.

NASCAR 358 CID engines make 750HP with 2.405 sq. in. of throttle opening (four bores of 7/8" diameter). That's less than half of the 48mm bores on our stock TBs (5.05 sq. in.), so where's the restriction in HP?

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Old Dec 26, 2000 | 02:45 PM
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i agree with you vader but when the sensor tops out and cant read anymore are you still good to go? i think the maf tops out at 255g anymore toughts? lets get technical lol thanks

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1992 camaro RS
373 10 bolt rearend
ssm sfc's
87 350 TPI
bored 30 over
compucam 2032 with 1.6
482-495 LIFT 214-220 duration full roller rockers
msd6AL
1 5/8 headman headers
2 `1/2 flowmaster exuast
k&n filters gutter air box gutted maf
3 pc under drive pulleys
no emissions no egr etc
custom ED Wright chip
eddelbroc intake base and runners ported plenum
midly ported and polished stock heads
Taylor 8mm wires
B&M mega shifter
gutted maf/airbox
hotchkis lower control arms
3" exhuast cutout
homemade cold air intake
2000 tci stall
700R4 with B&M shift kit
new best ET 13.5 @104.66
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Old Dec 26, 2000 | 03:18 PM
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Yes, the MAF system does max out at 255 gm/sec. You basically have to manually alter the PROM to compensate (or risk running lean). Or convert to SD, which is designed around calculating the air flow via the MAP, MAT and various tables.

If you read enough of the responses to this very question on the PROM Board, you quickly see that the usual response is almost always comes down to converting the 730 ecm (90-92 SD ecm).
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