[Supras] AFM (hot wire type)

[Michael Green]

 In Seattle, no issue. California? 

> To: supr91tt at yahoo.com; berniek at technicaldevelop.com> Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:17:22 -0500> From: b2nice84 at aol.com> CC: beyondlmts at aol.com; Supras at supras.com> Subject: Re: [Supras] AFM (hot wire type)> > Just a question, is using the MAFT-Pro smog legal?> > Brandon> > -----Original Message-----> From: Rockey Fox <supr91tt at yahoo.com>> To: berniek at technicaldevelop.com> Cc: Supras at supras.com <Supras at supras.com>; beyondlmts at aol.com> Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 5:31 am> Subject: Re: [Supras] AFM (hot wire type)> > > > I'll be fabbing a tube from the turbo inlet to adapt the FIPK near the stock > location to facilitate intake of cooler air. At one time I had considered > placing the intake air filter under the right side headlight assembly but chose > instead to mount my remote oil filter there. I was also concerned that > rain/water could splash into that area and enter the fresh air intake stream.> > The total elimination of the AFM restriction by setting up MAFT-Pro in speed > density mode was a major determining factor for going in this direction instead > of the Lex AFM upgrade. The tuning capabilities are much more robust too.> > Rockey 91T> > ----- Original Message ----> From: "berniek at technicaldevelop.com" <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>> To: Rockey Fox <supr91tt at yahoo.com>> Cc: beyondlmts at aol.com; "Supras at supras.com" <Supras at supras.com>> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 10:09:50 PM> Subject: Re: AFM (hot wire type)> > > Rocky:> > Thanks for the correction. You mentioned mounting the FIPK > virtually (?) at the turbo before, but I thought it was because you> were > using a GM hot wire AFM, which is only about 2.5" long.> > > Bernie> > > Rockey Fox wrote:> > Actually I'm setting my MAFT-Pro up in speed density mode which > > eliminates the AFM...basically I now need to figure out how to> install > > my FIPK to the inlet of the turbo.> >> > Rocky 91T> >> > ----- Original Message ----> > From: "berniek at technicaldevelop.com" <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>> > To: beyondlmts at aol.com; "Supras at supras.com" <Supras at supras.com>; > > Rockey Fox <supr91tt at yahoo.com>> > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:38:57 PM> > Subject: Re: AFM (hot wire type)> >> > Roberto:> >> > The hot wire meter is not used on MkIII Supras but is used by> > others, primarily Nissan and GM although there are adaptations of the> GM> > type for Supras (Rockey Fox is installing one). To a large extent,> they> > are (were?) self cleaning. I had an '84 300ZX bought new which had> > one. Every time you shut the engine off, it energized the wire to> red> > heat for two seconds to burn off any contamination. We have a last> > generation Maxima which has one, and I do understand that they can be> > troublesome, although the one in my ZX was not. They work by putting> > enough power into the wire to keep it at the same electrical> resistance> > despite cooling from airflow, and the measure of airflow is how much> > power is put in. There is also a fixed power variant in industrial> > applications, but I do not believe it is used in automotive work. > > Technically it is call a "hot wire anemometer".> >> >> > If the wire is dirty, airflow will read low. There are> procedures> > for cleaning the wire with denatured alcohol, which should not be> > detrimental. I've seen a product like or identical to the one you> > referred to. It should be OK to use. The wire is made of high> > temperature corrosion resistant alloy, perhaps nichrome. I would not> be> > afraid to do it, but would do the cleaning with care.> >> >> > BernieK> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your > > homepage.> <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51443/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs> > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________> Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs> _______________________________________________> Supras mailing list> Supras at supras.com> http://supras.com/mailman/listinfo/supras_supras.com> > > ________________________________________________________________________> More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003> _______________________________________________> Supras mailing list> Supras at supras.com> http://supras.com/mailman/listinfo/supras_supras.com