Where did the AFM go?

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Sorry guys, I have a noob question. I've noticed that when a lot of 7M guys install a big turbo, they have a 4" intake with a big K&N filter; but the AFM is gone. How does this work, or where did the AFM go?

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Jordan :)
 
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jetjock;1869386 said:
Even standalone requires some form of measurement and none is more accurate than an AFM. In the technical sense MAP is a step down.
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Not really a step down. I'd rather my ecu take a MAP and IAT measurement directly from the manifold than assume what just went through the AFM will enter the manifold a moment later (isn't always the case, especially when people go and use an external BOV on an AFM metered engine...) and restrict it by way of causing unnecessary turbulence in the process. ;)

MAP>AFM :p
 
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It's a step down because MAP based systems are not as exact as MAF based ones. Speed-density takes the MAP and IAT readings, then applies them in a mathematical equation and comes up with the fueling it thinks the engine should have. MAF just looks how much air mass is moving into the engine, which is more accurate.

I like MAP due to the simplicity, but there is nothing wrong with ther MAF system. Well, not unless you're a ricer and wanna hear that awe-inspiring whooopssssshhh :p


Edit: People usually go MAP based when they go to a standalone computer (AEM, MoTeC, etc) or an advanced piggyback (maft-pro, MAP ECU, etc). It's all about control- how much can you change fueling and timing on the stock ecu, vs how much can you change with a fully adjustable ECU?
 
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toyotanos;1869393 said:
It's a step down because MAP based systems are not as exact as MAF based ones. Speed-density takes the MAP and IAT readings, then applies them in a mathematical equation and comes up with the fueling it thinks the engine should have. MAF just looks how much air mass is moving into the engine, which is more accurate.

I like MAP due to the simplicity, but there is nothing wrong with ther MAF system. Well, not unless you're a ricer and wanna hear that awe-inspiring whooopssssshhh :p


Edit: People usually go MAP based when they go to a standalone computer (AEM, MoTeC, etc) or an advanced piggyback (maft-pro, MAP ECU, etc). It's all about control- how much can you change fueling and timing on the stock ecu, vs how much can you change with a fully adjustable ECU?
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Oh no doubt AFM/MAF is accurate. There are trade-offs to each method. To each his/her own. :)
 
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MPR;1869390 said:
I'd rather my ecu take a MAP and IAT measurement directly from the manifold than assume what just went through the AFM will enter the manifold a moment later
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You are 180 degrees out. The MAP sensor information is used to calculate the volume of air, as opposed to directly measuring it. The best way is a hot wire mass airflow sensor. The turbo Ford GT laid down 1000 rwhp on pump gas mix with stock electronics. Think about that one.
 
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jetjock;1869408 said:
The MAP is an assumption while the MAF is not. That's the entire point.
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Nick M;1869412 said:
You are 180 degrees out. The MAP sensor information is used to calculate the volume of air, as opposed to directly measuring it. The best way is a hot wire mass airflow sensor. The turbo Ford GT laid down 1000 rwhp on pump gas mix with stock electronics. Think about that one.
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I never said AFM/MAF's don't work and don't work well. Chill out guys. lol

Forgive me for not adding "IMO" after "MAP>AFM" in my first reply. It's what I prefer to use/tune with.

As long as the stock electronics can keep up with and measure/compensate for what they measure (and the fuel system can keep up) then of course it'll make 1000rwhp. The ecu still has to read AFR and make adjustments according to that regardless of the air intake sensor type.
 
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The main advantage of a MAP based system in a boosted application is that if you blow a charge pipe, your can still drive the car home.
 
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Poodles;1869442 said:
The main advantage of a MAP based system in a boosted application is that if you blow a charge pipe, your can still drive the car home.
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Fuck yeah, I had to lay under my car in -40*C to hook a charge pipe back up just so I could drive it home
 
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MPR;1869427 said:
I never said AFM/MAF's don't work and don't work well. Chill out guys. lol
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I didn't offer a rebuttal to the statement you didn't make. You said the MAP was better and why. And from a technical standpoint, you are 180 degrees out. I could have just said your wrong and left it at that. I will next time.
 
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Nick M;1869500 said:
I didn't offer a rebuttal to the statement you didn't make. You said the MAP was better and why. And from a technical standpoint, you are 180 degrees out. I could have just said your wrong and left it at that. I will next time.
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Fair enough. Don't need a bunch of people telling me the same thing repeatedly. Lol. That was really my beef. But I have no issue admitting I'm wrong. :)

Sure a MAF is more accurate at measuring air flow vs. MAP. When it comes to tuning with a stand alone it makes little difference in the end. Two different ways to do the same thing.

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Well, you have no problem admitting you're wrong as long as you know you're wrong. The problem happens when you don't know and that's where we still are. However you're definitely right about MAF being more accurate than MAP at measuring flow since the second one doesn't. No point in arguing though. As long as the membership learned something.
 
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