Need help ASAP! Extending MAF wiring?

[antonio1988]

Is is ok if I take the connector that plugs into the MAF sensor and cut and extend the wires? The wire is too short and will not make it into my MAF sensor, this is the last thing I need to get my car running
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[1fast05]

There shouldn't be an issue with lengthening the wires

 

[1fast05]

My wife's is extended all the way over to directly behind the passenger headlight

 

[antonio1988]

My wife's is extended all the way over to directly behind the passenger headlight

lol ok thanks man

 

[GrnBullitt08]

Mafia MAF is a good extender.

 

[bigray327]

Just make sure you do it right, with soldered connections, shrink wrap to keep water out, etc. And keep those wires away from rotating parts... ask me how I know.

 

[GrnBullitt08]

Just make sure you do it right, with soldered connections, shrink wrap to keep water out, etc. And keep those wires away from rotating parts... ask me how I know.

+1 on that.

 

[TexasBlownV8]

Many blower kits have you splice the maf wires to make them longer.
I've never had any issues extended maf wires.
As stated, just make sure you solder connections and use heat-shrink and seal the connections to keep them sealed and clean, and secured out of the way of moving parts.

Splice one wire at a time to make sure you don't cross any wires, if that helps!

 

[95ragtop]

Just go buy a mafia. I extended mine last year and then bought the aftercooler, so I had to buy the mafia anyways.

 

[NastyStang113]

Don't most s/c kits require an extension of the MAF wiring? Mine did.. Very easy. Take your time and solder it neatly, heat shrink it, and wrap it up with 3M electrical tape. Done! There's no fucking reason to add a MAFIA for this...

 

[BLKS197]

Save yourself the headache and buy a mafia IMO

 

[Bobby]

here ya go

 

[antonio1988]

Thanks guys, when I got here to BBR Chris took everything and did it right for me, I had simply extended without soldering, I didn't check my own thread lolz

 

[Bobby]

what did the car make

 

[NastyStang113]

They need to be wired and soldered correctly..

 

[antonio1988]

what did the car make

Well we put the smallest spring in there now (yellow) and the car should be making 4psi but it's making 13psi... 370 horse at 4300 rpm is all we've been able to get it up to with 9.5* of timing... I don't know wtf to do now

 

[Miracle]

Save yourself the headache and buy a mafia IMO

He's talking about physically making the harness plug longer. No need for a MAFia.

Don't most s/c kits require an extension of the MAF wiring?

Since the OEM MAF reads both air intake, AND intake temps, the Kenne Bell kits require you to cut the OEM MAF plug off the harness, and separate the IAT wiring, and the MAF wiring, in order to put the IAT sensor in the manifold, and the MAF behind the passengers headlight, where the filter is housed.

 

[kahmann]

Well we put the smallest spring in there now (yellow) and the car should be making 4psi but it's making 13psi... 370 horse at 4300 rpm is all we've been able to get it up to with 9.5* of timing... I don't know wtf to do now

Why are you only able to run it to 4300 RPM? Why are you only running 9.5* of timing?

 

[Timbostang]

Cut the spring down a little and put a manual boost controller on it. If you are still on the stock maf you are probably going to max it out around 425hp. So the mafia would have been a good idea.

 

[antonio1988]

Cut the spring down a little and put a manual boost controller on it. If you are still on the stock maf you are probably going to max it out around 425hp. So the mafia would have been a good idea.

I have a BA5000, no need for a mafia. Everything has been resolved so thanks once again guys, check my other threads for the results.