Does the mass airflow senser have to be at the end of the pipe on a cold air intake or can it be in the middle?

 

If you mean at the end as in inside your fender with the filter, then no. It needs to remain in pretty much the same place as stock, unless you want to splice into your wire harness, which I would not recommend. Make sense?

 

No I mean can it be in the middle of the pipe. A friend of mine got one of those crap intakes off e-bay and it won't fit with the mass airflow sensor installed on it normally so was thinkin maybe he could cut about 3 inches outta the pipe and connect the pipe to either end of the mass airflow sensor so it'll fit. The cut would be in between where you connect the 1st and 2nd vacuum hoses.

 

Most all "three inch" tubes are not EXACT. Mine needed two silicone adapters to fit properly, one between MAF and tube and one at thottle body and tube- this also allows flexing when the engines rev'd otherwise the tube would just crack and fall off. All intakes are similar to that. Sounds like all you need is the right adapter for your application. If this is still wrong, try to get into detail or post some pics, it's still hard to know exactly what's happening.

 

The problem is with the adapters, the mass airflow sensor, and the filter on the pipe it is to long and hangs over the side of the engine compartment not allowing the hood to shut.

 

I still don't see what you mean- what is not allowing the hood to shut, maybe the filter is just too big, but it sounds like you have the wrong intake if it is that far off. A picture says a thousand words...

 

It won't hurt as long as it's not right up next to the throttle body. But, I do recomend not messing around with the MAF to much as it is a delacate and expensive part. Also, is a cheap mod worth an engine? I don't think the few extra bucks for a correct intake would break you and if you can't afford it then I don't recomend any mod's as it can get very costly for the guys that don't make much like me.

 

all the maf does is read the amount of air traveling into the motor...i would not put it right infront of the throttle body dues to the fact that the suction is greatest with no bends in the breather tube.....so yeah i would say it would be fine to place in the middle of the breather tube however not the greatest looking.

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