GM MAF and MAF Translator...worth getting???

[micky_vr4]

just wondering if anyone has any experience with using a GM MAF (seems like they give a large decrease in intake restriction) and MAF translator on their vr4 (either draw through or blow through) for tuning instead of a evo MAF and safc?


i found some ok looking 3" GM MAFs online and was wondering if it was worth the bother of going down this path or not...or should i just go the evo MAF route? not too bothered either way really as long as i can get more power eventually

cheers
Mike

 

[JayRome]

the guys in the US are getting great results with the GM Maf's with translators... but with everything there is a pro and con to it....

 

[micky_vr4]

the guys in the US are getting great results with the GM Maf's with translators... but with everything there is a pro and con to it....

yeah thats what i've seen on some of their forums jay but i couldn't really find much about it in oz...maybe not looking in the right places
it seems like something a bit different to what everyone else is doing over here...
any ideas on the pros and cons of using that method?

 

[evopwr]

Just go MAP sensor and that will completely eliminate any afm restrictions!

 

[to4garret]

MAP sensors are a pain in the ass because each time you change the VE (make a mod) of the engine you need a retune.

 

[micky_vr4]

each time you change the VE (make a mod) of the engine you need a retune.

yeah thats what i was worried about <_<
whereas i'm pretty sure the maf translator compensates pretty well most of the time depending on which model you get...

 

[brisvr4]

How much power are you planning on making to justify it?
The Evo maf will support over 300kw atw.
By the time you buy all the bits to convert over to the GM MAf and translator you might as well just buy Ecmlink or Ecmlink Lite.

 

[micky_vr4]

How much power are you planning on making to justify it?

short term: while i'm still a mech eng uni bum and have no money (only for 1.5 years more :thumbsup, i'm going for the usual ~200wkw mark...about 60wkw more than i've got...

long term: i want to do a bit of track work/hill climb stuff so i want a little bit more power at a reliable rate (~250wkw)...but i'll hopefully have more easily accessible funds by then so tuning options should be less of a problem

at the moment i'm just interested in the different options available to me and the ones that give the best bang for buck on a lowish budget

 

[youda]

i have a maf translator but decided not to use it, im going down the gm maf with ecm link path. seems to be the more flexible way to go.

 

[micky_vr4]

yeah i'd definitely like to go the full ecmlink path in the future but i don't know whether i should go evo or gm maf initially because i have access to both relatively cheaply...and i may just end up going full ecmlink right now if i can afford it.
also gotta go walbro, 560 injectors

 

[Dean]

Considering you have short term and long term goals involving modding a fair few times, you might as well bit the bullet and just get a full ECMLink now as it will save you alot in the longrun.