I am interested in an intake and exhaust to free up a few hp. I will deal with the intake first. I have read current posts and done some searching and am a bit leary after reading. I have a 2000 SE with 43.5K for reference purposes. I don't want to blow my MAF sensor! Ive read that the weapon R has the tendency of blowing the MAF, the frankencar (or however its spelled) is effective and seems to be more common but there is still the blown MAF. There were a few Injen and Cattman stories but not enough info for me to stay good/bad. I did not read much about MAF's going bad with the bone stock intakes, but could that be wrong?


To summarize- w/o blowing the MAF, which intake would be best? Also do the MAF's tend to go bad in stock intakes just as easy as the aftermarket ones?

I know there have been a bagillion (new word for me) topics on intakes but maybe this one can put all the topics into one when it comes the the blown MAF sensor dilema.

Thanks

 

I thought only the 02 - 03's had the MAF problem.

 

I had 2 different intakes on my 2k and I will tell you that I wasn't nice to my MAF, no issues....

 

I too have had two different aftermarket intakes on my 2K1 without any problems after aprox 70K. I had a Stillen for about a year and now an Injen for about 10 months, I now have a monsterflow filter on the injen.

 

I have a 2k and have had my FrankenCar on for 15k mi. No problems, knock on wood. It is my understanding that it was mostly 2k2-2k3 that had the issues.

 

The 2k-2k1 MAF sensors are 100 times better than the 2k2+ MAF sensors.

 

thanks for the replies- I feel better now. Now i get to do more searches to find the best intake...

 

Its a roll of a dice , but even stock MAFS blow .

 

calk me up for a firm believer in the GAB. Don't try and BS talk me either b/c I have owned a frankencar, Injen, and homemade intake

 

ok..someone tell me what this "GAB" is? where can i find more info on what it is, how much, etc? thanks in advance.

 

Don't know what gab is but checkout my gutter intake works great easy to do and cheep. Have NOT had a problem with my MAF

 

Don,
does your gutter intake produce any sound...does it make any kind of let off noise like a CAI does?

 

LIKE NO!!!
just a little louder vom vom!!!
Remember the scoop is under my car i'm only bypassing the stock resaonator? (don't know how to spell) everything eles is stock except K&N drop in

 

I 've had a Franken since 9K and so far no blown maf/SES and close to 23K- oh and my max is 2k2

 

GAB is googlie air box, meaning he personally modified the stock air box.

 

Go here to view my OOGLIE intake: http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...=194922&page=2