Plastic thing in MAF
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Plastic thing in MAF
When I was installing my HKS intake today I noticed a plastic cone shaped piece inside the filter side of my MAF that was spring loaded. What is it and what purpose does it serve? Also, can it be removed for better flow or is that not a good idea?
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Whoops, my bad guys. lol I didn't realize that was an important part of my MAF. I thought it was just some sort or factory jackassery to limit emissions or quiet it or something.
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whenever you test your afm, you can hook up a voltmeter (to the proper wires) and move the cone in and out to test your volt readings. its a necessary part of the sensor (s5). s4 is a flapper which i've never seen the inside of.
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It's a myth that the S5 AFM is less restrictive.
I haven't seen any solid proof it is.
If anything, the S4 is less restrictive, since the airflow shoots straight through the AFM, even with the swinging door.
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I haven't seen any solid proof it is.
If anything, the S4 is less restrictive, since the airflow shoots straight through the AFM, even with the swinging door.
-Ted
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Originally Posted by YearsOfDecay
It IS less restrictive.. dude... The S4 MAf has this L shaped friggin door that swings back and forth... it REALLY sucks!!
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Originally Posted by casio
whenever you test your afm, you can hook up a voltmeter (to the proper wires) and move the cone in and out to test your volt readings. its a necessary part of the sensor (s5). s4 is a flapper which i've never seen the inside of.
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Originally Posted by RETed
It's a myth that the S5 AFM is less restrictive.
I haven't seen any solid proof it is.
If anything, the S4 is less restrictive, since the airflow shoots straight through the AFM, even with the swinging door.
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I haven't seen any solid proof it is.
If anything, the S4 is less restrictive, since the airflow shoots straight through the AFM, even with the swinging door.
-Ted
at 100% the ball is still there. so that would lead me to hypothesize that mazda redesigned it for partial throttle gas mileage (also note on s5 mazda included wide range tps)
could i be right?
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I have heard this reason:
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now i would theorize that since the s5 is an advanced version of the s4 system, that mazda would implement the cone for a reason. now its definitly more symetrical, but flow wise.. good question right? in basic flow, the circle would cause more turbulence to the rear of it, as opposed to a flat flapper, however, lets consider the 100% throttle condition (which is our favorite right?) at 100% its like... what flapper? it folds back for a straight through flow.
at 100% the ball is still there. so that would lead me to hypothesize that mazda redesigned it for partial throttle gas mileage (also note on s5 mazda included wide range tps)
could i be right?
at 100% the ball is still there. so that would lead me to hypothesize that mazda redesigned it for partial throttle gas mileage (also note on s5 mazda included wide range tps)
could i be right?
right or worng I know not, but around here my JN friends say it was because the flapper style wasn't very accurate do to the fact that it tends to "bounce" ? like I said right or worng I don't know thats just what they claim,
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Mazda claims it was less restrictive in the FSM. It is circular as opposed to square.
I dont know personally if it is less restrictive, but that is what I know.
I dont know personally if it is less restrictive, but that is what I know.
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With a stock intake & exhaust system, how "wide open" does the S4 one get? I suspect it doesn't hit 100% open, or there would be nothing "left" to deal with the increased airflow of cone filters & exhaust & such.
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i dont think you can.. hotwires would work in a reverse voltage right?... no thats not right at all.. maybe... look around for a hotwire with a similar voltage range. but it really depends on if the hotwire is linear like the MAF sensor.
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89 FSM pages F1-82 and F2-80: "The sliding type airflow meter is superior to others in that it moves easily and causes minimal air resistance."
However it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that this is actually very unlikely, for the reasons I stated above. Anyone with proof of an advantage either way is more than welcome to post. The only back-to-back dyno testing I've ever heard of resulted in a whopping 2kW advantage with the S5 AFM, but this tiny amount could just as easily be attributed to numerous other factors like the probable mixture changes caused by the swap or a change in air temp.
However it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that this is actually very unlikely, for the reasons I stated above. Anyone with proof of an advantage either way is more than welcome to post. The only back-to-back dyno testing I've ever heard of resulted in a whopping 2kW advantage with the S5 AFM, but this tiny amount could just as easily be attributed to numerous other factors like the probable mixture changes caused by the swap or a change in air temp.
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