Thread: TD5 MAF Bypass

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Originally Posted by fatman

Me too,the dremel is already out and waiting
Since the fitment of the mantec snorkel,i think the engine needs more air,hope this mod gives better air flow

Are you suggesting that the Mantec snorkel restricts airflow into the engine?? Only because I am thinking of purchasing one and wouldnt like to think it was going to impact on performance....

I keep investigating the whole snorkel thing http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-...i-snorkel.html ,that's why i didn't(luckily) mod the airbox,i also observed this http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...travel-qs.html ,so the hyclone "thing" inside the airbox,send the water at the bottom of the airbox..

Quote from bee uty post
“From when I built a snorkel for my mate's RRC I saw the snorkel head had slots to let water out that hits the back wall of the head. The pipe fits into the head far enough to allow a drip gutter as it were to form around the pipe. That's why you see relatively little bulk water in the air cleaner.”

Always wondered why those slots were on the Safari snorkel head? Always thought they were there simply to allow for slight differences in main tube diameter.

What size hose for the bypass 1/2"?

Originally Posted by Hamish71

TD5 Alive are also working on a boost box that does MAF as well.

Ben Aisthorpe from Alive Tuning Ltd advised me yesterday that:

There has been no more development on the MAF, we can now offer an
uprated MAF sensor that will stop the missing at top end.

Further from Gary Wood on the uprated MAF:

Our uprated MAF sensors are £85+vat each, and we do have them on stock, to buy direct from us.

Such is the specialist nature of their application, we do not list these on our website, so are supplied as required.

And the latest from Gary in relation to my question about whether the ECU tune had to be redone to suit the uprated MAF or what:

It will just swap, and work just fine.

So I guess that now provides four options:
unplug the MAF.
Bypass the MAF.
Uprated MAF from Alive Tuning (perhaps B.A.S. also do one too as they seem to sell the same electronic devices often!?!).
or the two channel turbo booster box.