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Jun 25, 2003 | 11:02 PM

Burgundy_Boat

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MAF screen removal

ok, i got the little sob out, but now if i rev the car, it will stall out. and i'm not sure but i think it might be running a bit on the rich side... anyone know how much a new MAF screen costs??? anyone have any idea why carbon builds up on the back side of the throttle body plate???

Jun 25, 2003 | 11:11 PM

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I was thinking of taking mine out but heard some have problems, (plus I don't have my intake yet) and I don't want to break it. Did yours break? :?

Jun 25, 2003 | 11:22 PM

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I was thinking of taking mine out but heard some have problems, (plus I don't have my intake yet) and I don't want to break it. Did yours break? :?

cracked and buggered in a few spots (mainly due to the bent coat hanger i shoved in the hole where the MAF was to get it out) but it is still in one piece, i think i'm gonna leave out for a bit and see if it causes any trouble long term... also there is a little ring that holds it in place, that thing was a royal pain in the *** to get out, had to use part of a dish hanger to get it out, but u definately need to gut that air box... that is one restrictive mother...

Jun 25, 2003 | 11:40 PM

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Yeah, I'll be gutting the airbox until I get the intake. Hopefully I'll notice some performance gain. I tried to take the MAF screen out before and I stopped because it was a PITA.

Jun 26, 2003 | 12:08 AM

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Its highly recommended you only remove the screen if you have an aftermarket intake. That may be the issue, or maybe something feel back into the TB?

Try some TB cleaner in there for the time being as see how she runs.

Jun 26, 2003 | 12:14 AM

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lol, funny you should menition TB cleaner... I dumped a whole can in there today, and that freakin carbon is still coated on the back of the plate...

Jun 26, 2003 | 12:21 AM

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First its normal to have some carbon buildup on the back side of the throttle plate... Just needs a little cleaning... Now on the MAF screen, you did make sure not to hit the MAF sensor wright? It sits behind a passage not too far from the MAF screen.... Also did you have the battery disconnected? If you did the PCM might need time to relearn...

I removed my MAF screen about a month or so ago and the results are ok... I seem to have better midrange and high end power... The pedal stompin seems as if it has more authority... LOL... But I don't seem to have any real idle issues... And no stalling either...

i took out the maf sensor for the cleaning, nope i didnt have the battery disconnected, and it only stalled when i revved it. on a side note, i think it sounds much meaner with the screen out, and thats never a bad thing...

Jun 26, 2003 | 12:47 AM

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Next step.......... Gut Air Box.....

You should hear my air box.... I was on the road going to west virginia, and going through the hills and mountains, at 70 mph or so and putting my foot into the throttle a bit, you could hear the groan from the air box... I now want an exahust system for the 95 bonneville... But the 91 will be first...

Boat, disconnect the battery for a couple of minutes and the reconnect and let the PCM relearn, it will take about 100 miles or so before the car will act wright... And yeah the car is stronger without that screen... I just tried it to see what would happen on my own car... Now I want more...

yea... did u find a house??? (my mother said I couldn't gut it... but she didnt say anything about someone else gutting it

) so, if u found that house, can we have a little get together?

Jun 26, 2003 | 12:55 AM

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hmm... we could always work on the cars at a local auto zone or someting...

Jun 26, 2003 | 01:04 AM

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Just hold out for a while... And one of these days well go for a full blown tune up... Get some of those lost horses back, maybe we might be able to add a few... LOL

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