Do I need it reprogramed?
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Do I need it reprogramed?
This is for Mike, I still need to send my chip in to have it reprogramed because the Speedlimiter is still there but thats not a big deal....I don't make a habit of doing 100 MPH, my question is: I'm gonna be purchasing a Granitelli MAF & a 75 mm Throttle body..I've got the Exaust(Flowmasters) & the intake(AirForce One) already installed, will I need the chip reprogrammed for the MAF & Throttle body?
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Hi RT,
Yes, you will need a custom program for those parts, it's not just a simple "reflash" or a "reburn", you will need a good bit of custom programming work done to compensate for those parts properly. Aftermarket MAF's lean out the A/F ratio rather badly, and that must be corrected.
Unless and until you are installing a supercharger, I would not spend money on an aftermarket MAF or TB (throttle body), as your engine can't begin to make use of any additional airflow capacity in those 2 components. Yes, we all know that companies like Granatelli claim a whopping 17 horsepower gain from their MAF for the 5.4 for example, but that is from the leaning out of teh A/F ratio and must be corrected for safe operation with other modifications. Power gains from increasing raw airflow capacity in the MAF just don't happen until you add something like a supercharger, or do expensive ported heads & cam changes, etc. The money you spend on buying those parts and having us do the required custom programming could be spent to much better effect elsewhere.
Just give us a call & we can go over all of this............
Yes, you will need a custom program for those parts, it's not just a simple "reflash" or a "reburn", you will need a good bit of custom programming work done to compensate for those parts properly. Aftermarket MAF's lean out the A/F ratio rather badly, and that must be corrected.
Unless and until you are installing a supercharger, I would not spend money on an aftermarket MAF or TB (throttle body), as your engine can't begin to make use of any additional airflow capacity in those 2 components. Yes, we all know that companies like Granatelli claim a whopping 17 horsepower gain from their MAF for the 5.4 for example, but that is from the leaning out of teh A/F ratio and must be corrected for safe operation with other modifications. Power gains from increasing raw airflow capacity in the MAF just don't happen until you add something like a supercharger, or do expensive ported heads & cam changes, etc. The money you spend on buying those parts and having us do the required custom programming could be spent to much better effect elsewhere.
Just give us a call & we can go over all of this............
Last edited by Superchips_Distributor; Nov 25, 2001 at 04:25 PM.
