[Supras] AFM (hot wire type)

[b2nice84 at aol.com]

Yup CA.

I gotta pass smog this comming year and I have a check engine Cods 31 and 71 I am fighting.


--Original Message-----
From: Michael Green <mikejaygreen at hotmail.com>
To: b2nice84 at aol.com; supr91tt at yahoo.com; berniek at technicaldevelop.com
Cc: beyondlmts at aol.com; supras at supras.com
Sent: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 1:54 pm
Subject: RE: [Supras] AFM (hot wire type)


?In Seattle, no issue. California?

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> 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
> >
> >
> >
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