V6 MAF vs. V8 MAF?
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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?
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Thanks ahead.
-Reno
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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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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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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Reno:
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</font>
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</font>
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
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Grumpy:
The hot wire type are what they are using on the LT1 + LS1s. </font>
The hot wire type are what they are using on the LT1 + LS1s. </font>
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