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Mass Airflow Box Around MAF? 3.8 V6

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Old 05-24-2011, 10:12 AM
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Lightbulb Mass Airflow Box Around MAF? 3.8 V6

So yesterday I was checking out new air intake kits and all the air intakes have a normal Mass Airflow Sensor. I opened up my hood took off my stock air intake and the MAF has a huge box around it. I took the box off and it had a normal MAF in it. can i take this box off and just have my air intake kit (bbk) and put it on the MAF or do i have to keep the box around it on??
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Old 05-24-2011, 02:08 PM
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Remove away. You do not need the whole box around it.
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Old 05-24-2011, 05:16 PM
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The box is only there so the stock filter will adapt to the housing
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Old 05-24-2011, 05:32 PM
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Yes you will trash the box.
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Old 05-24-2011, 07:44 PM
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So do i need this plugged in?? Im not sure what it does??
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/.../airintake.jpg
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Old 05-25-2011, 12:18 AM
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Looks like the temp sensor to me. Not sure if mine is plugged in or not though. It's dark out
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Old 05-25-2011, 04:16 PM
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Ill take your "box"....damn state wont pass me for smog without it and I threw mine out about 6 months ago.....PM me if you want to send it my way.

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Old 05-28-2011, 07:43 AM
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The picture you posted is of your IAT, there will be a place in your CAI for that.

The CAI will come with the hardware needed to install your bare MAF tube to both tubes.

The stock filter housing will not be needed, remove the MAF from the housing.
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