i got a billet aluminum 82mm mass air flow sensor custom made to work with my airaid fipk. i am using the stock sensor except it is now housed in 82mm diameter pipe. I reset the computer and noticed immediately that the throttle is more responsive. My question is, i am thinking of removing the housing around the element of the sensor itself. would this benefit me or is it a no no? please help.

 

oops, my sig did not show up. i have a 2000 Expedition 4.6, airaid fipk, throttle body spacer, ultraflow muffler.

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2000 Expedition 4.6 3.31 Rear
AIRAID Fipk with Poweraid Spacer
UltraFlow muffler
82 mm Mass Air Flow Sensor

 

somebody tried this a while back. He took a dremel tool and removes the tower inside the mass air flow meter. He ended up having all kinds of problems. This is a old mustang trick, it works sometimes, but sometimes it causes major problems.

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1999 F150 4x4 4.6V8 regcab/shortbed
Oxford White with Wedgewood Blue two tone, with Blue Captains chairs
Bullet Cat Back, Superchip, K&N FIPK Intake.
Centerline Saber rims 17x8" with Firestone GTA 275/60hr-17 tires.
Alpine CDA-7845, ADS P640 Amp, Focal Poly Kevlar seperates.
SILVER 2001 LIGHTNING on order
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That would be me. Do not remove the tower it is a sampling tube that measures the air coming in. With out it my truck ran like Sh!!.

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Smitty Built:Brush guard,Nerf Bars
Jacobs Ignition
Fabtech leveling kit
Pro comp extra travel shocks fr+ba
Micky Thompson Mtx 185/75r16
hypertech super chip
Rancho 2" blocks+add a leaf
Moble 1 synthetic 0w30 oil
Red line atf and rear end lube
performance accessories 3" body lift+gap guards
Pioneer p2000 and kenwood 100x4 amp, planet audio 5x6 fr 6x9 in rear
Machanical water and oil guages+tach
bed liner, Swiss Cap
80/100w superblue headlamps
4.10 rear end gears
Hellwig rear antisway bar

 

thanks. i definitely will not remove the tower.

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2000 Expedition 4.6 3.31 Rear
AIRAID Fipk with Poweraid Spacer
UltraFlow muffler
82 mm Mass Air Flow Sensor

 

A word of caution on opening up the intake too much. It will lean out your fuel/air ratio. I went from a stock MAF to a Pro M, which needed to be calibrated for 19 LB injectors. My mixture changed from 10.5 to 11.5 to 1. Which is perfect, but I would have it checked before you put the pedal to the metal.
Road_rage 1, was that you that epoxied the tower back on? Are you still running that MAF or did you get another one?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by road_rage1:
roadrage1 what does yur fenders measure from ground to bottom of fender with your fabtech leveling kit and what size of tires do you have. dan