Swapping mafs

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smagg26
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Swapping mafs

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I have a 91 leg n/a mt. With a hitchaci maf the aluminum one, can I put the jecs black plastic one on or will it not jive?
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Re: Swapping mafs

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Gotta use the metal MAF or convert to the newer ECU to match the plastic MAF. Otherwise they aren't interchangeable.
smagg26
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Re: Swapping mafs

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Ok. Just wanted to make sure before I got one because I keep seeing it for the auto trans
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Re: Swapping mafs

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Also the injectors are different and would need to be swapped as well
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smagg26
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Re: Swapping mafs

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So what would I need to do to allow it to read more air? Get a stand alone?
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Re: Swapping mafs

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To read more air and not run like shit, Yes
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