What did you do today to your 3/S?

[NOMIEZVR4]

The evo maf was being used in conjunction with stock intake pipes.

Blow Thru 3.5" Gen 2 translator. added 1 degree of timing (was originally at 8 degrees now I'm at 9)

No SD option for chrome.

picture might help...

[sergechronos]

Sorry, assumed MAFT Pro (where SD would be an option.) So with timing increase and MAF change cumulatively, you picked up 20whp peak uncorrected?

Not as big as I would've expected, but overall looks like significantly more power under the curve, especially low to mid range.

Wouldn't mind sending you my MAFT Pro and SD harness to see if that offers any additional gains.

[NOMIEZVR4]

Give or take....yeah.

Timing was added in the 4000-4500 region. I don't think it would affect peak output at 5000+RPMS'...Don't get too caught up on the numbers though...In my opinion...does a MAFT free up some power? Yeah it does. I didn't do it specifically for the power gain I did it because I realized I had a restriction in the intake tract. If you upgrade looking for 40+whp...you might be disappointed. Plus I absolutely HATED how the stock pipes looked in the engine bay with my FMIC piping..Where it really matters..the seat of the pants...boost hits harder and the car is a lot more vicious in the vacuum/boost transition. In short: I like it

I don't think there will be any significant gains to be had at this power level with SD. Plus my MAFT harness is already hardwired into my adapter harness. As Greg has said before and others as well...a MAFT setup w/chrome will easily support most turbo upgrades on the 3/s. I've got literally all bolt-ons...cams, chrome, turbo's, e85, 1000cc injectors...car get daily driven occasionally and it does it like a champ with no driveability issues at all. Only thing thats different is cold starts on e85 when the car sits for a week or longer. Otherwise hot/cold/warm starts and everything in between...its great. Additionally, very little re-tuning was needed to make it work...very little.

[sergechronos]

Of course, not hung up on numbers, however it is at least a vaguely quantifiable piece of data. Hard to find information where people aren't making wholesale changes (ie, going from stock smic and draw thru OEM maf to FMIC and BT is a big enough change that data can't be considered terribly accurate due to a large change in VE.) The curve is what really tells the tale though, and is backed up by your seat of the pants feeling. I just highly doubt folks would see much in the way of gains going SD over BT, however hard to find definite data on it (hence my offer.)

At any rate, definitely a fantastic choice on your end and many thanks for good data.

[NOMIEZVR4]

my pleasure! just trying to give back to the community

[sergechronos]

Since you're in a giving mood, those rims would look awfully nice on my 1G

[NOMIEZVR4]

well since were on the topic of giving....just give me $2000 and I'll consider giving them to you...

[MDoe8]

Dang, long thread!

I done half welded some brackets i made.

[familyMAN]

Huge spool difference! How was outside temp comparison between each run? (Maybe you mentioned already and i missed it.) That makes a big difference too.

[NOMIEZVR4]

Temp was a non-factor...made no difference in my case. 54 degrees in case anyone is wondering.