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Any 02's w/ Apexi & Frankencar w/ no MAF Problems

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Old 02-03-2003, 03:24 PM
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Any 02's w/ Apexi & Frankencar w/ no MAF Problems

All I have been reading is about 02-03 guys that switch from K&N to the Apexi filter and blow their MAF when using the Frankencar intake. I have the Frankencar with the K&N filter right now (actually the Berk style cylinder not the cone shaped) and was thinking of switching over to Apexi. Has anyone switched and not had problems? I haven't had any issues with my current setup, but am wary of the clean/reoil process.

Also, does anyone know offhand what the going rate is for 02-03 MAFs or the 00-01 replacements that seem to work better? Need to know how much I should be willing to spend if the Apexi doesn't work out.

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Old 02-03-2003, 03:41 PM
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Re: Any 02's w/ Apexi & Frankencar w/ no MAF Problems

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All I have been reading is about 02-03 guys that switch from K&N to the Apexi filter and blow their MAF when using the Frankencar intake. I have the Frankencar with the K&N filter right now (actually the Berk style cylinder not the cone shaped) and was thinking of switching over to Apexi. Has anyone switched and not had problems? I haven't had any issues with my current setup, but am wary of the clean/reoil process.

Also, does anyone know offhand what the going rate is for 02-03 MAFs or the 00-01 replacements that seem to work better? Need to know how much I should be willing to spend if the Apexi doesn't work out.

Thanks in advance for any input.

Neal
I have the Franken w/ Apexi. I had the K&N for about 4500 miles before the Apexi and I never re-oiled my K&N. I am on my original MAF (knock on wood). I am not sure the going rate tho, sorry about that.
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Old 02-03-2003, 04:01 PM
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I have the frankencar intake with Apexi filter. I have about 5700 miles on the car and no problems (knock on wood!). I've never had the K&N so that's good I guess.

But, on the other hand, I haven't driven my car in 2 months because of my accident.
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I just put my setup on my brother's (anskyruben) car yesterday. Lets see what happened. He had a monsterflow filter with his Frankencar previously ...
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Old 02-03-2003, 05:55 PM
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3k miles here with no problems.
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just switched from K&N to apexi..only like 300 miles, no probs yet (KNOCK ON WOOD!) =]
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Old 02-04-2003, 12:36 AM
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1,200 miles and still have no problems with my MAF. It's probally because I'm still running the stock air-box I'm thinking of doing the 2000-2001 MAF mod before installing my Franken as somewhat of a safety precaution. But then again,Am I really safe from the "MAF Epedemic" if I do so??? Only trail and error can answer this. emax told me his 2000-2001 MAF is still holding up so...Doesn't member DaveB sell the 2000-2001 MAF at a reasonable price shipped???
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I cleaned and oiled my filter. No problems at all.
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Old 02-04-2003, 05:14 PM
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I purchased the FrankenCar with Apexi originally and have no problems so far. It has been around 3000 miles.
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Old 02-04-2003, 05:42 PM
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12000 miles on my 2k Frankenberk with K&N.
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Old 02-04-2003, 07:34 PM
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12,000 miles on mine, frankencar with monsterflow ( wonder what would happen if i switch)
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12,000 miles on mine, frankencar with monsterflow ( wonder what would happen if i switch)
"If aint broke,Don't switch it...."
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Old 02-04-2003, 09:27 PM
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with all of these problems that people are experiencing, is it even worth it to have a "modded" intake? i know that it produced more h.p. plus more of an aggressive sound, but man there just seems to be a lot of problems. just wondering how much more power you feel when using a different intake. i had one for my svt contour, and yes it made a difference, but then again there wasn't any people that encountered problems with different manufacturers. just my 2 cents. then again there's a lot of people here that don't i have problems i guess...
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