MAF Screen Removal

[OneNice97RS]

I have seen some of you aout there with this mod. I wanted to know if it is really worthwhile to take out. If so, I would really appreciate some instructions of some kind.

[RogueV6]

It was a pretty smooth process with my '99, I unplugged sensor, used a screwdriver to pull out the ring, and the screen slips out. I did this while I was installing my whisper box since the thing was nice and exposed at the time. Those 2 mods together gave my car a noticable kick.

[ianwells100]

on a 97, i here its not a great idea, better for the straight tb ppl (98+)

[RallyRed 98]

Originally posted by ianwells100:
on a 97, i here its not a great idea, better for the straight tb ppl (98+)

99+, 98 still features angled TB

and yes, that is the rule of thumb

[Turbo V6 Camaro]

i did it on my 97 no problem here......

[Big Bad James]

In my experience on my 97...

Before I ported/polished my TB/MAF unit, I ran screenless. Worked nice, a bit of a throttle response increase, but nothing huge.

After porting/polishing the TB/MAF, I tried to run the car without the MAF screen, and it wouldn't do it. It ran rich as hell and stalled shortly after starting. I didn't even bother trying to get it moving. I put the screen back in, felt a noticable improvement over my former no screen, unported TB/MAF.

If you want to port your throttle body... leave the MAF screen alone.

If you don't want to port your throttle body, you may remove the screen.