Full Throttle Supra MAF Translators

[chris89]

Yeah, i setup an account and i posted a thread if it would work on the 7mge. If it's possible, I would buy it in a minute, I wish i could find a 3" ls-1 afm... I do want my intake to be louder so u can clearly hear the Crossover, i think it sounds really cool, i love getting rides in my car, in passenger seat so i can hear it scream, the 7m, None the less, Sounds badass, and i have yet to find someone that disagrees.

 

[chris89]

i called HPF and asked them about the MAFT being compatible with the GE, and they said its mainly used in turbo applications so that the BOV can vent to atmosphere without causing a rich condition. They said if you want to just get rid of your afm in place of a larger one such as the LS1 maf then you can use this MAFT which is compatible and it also gives you somewhat more of a tuning possibility. flame if you want im just relaying what i found out

Is this true? Someone needs to buy one and give it a try!

 

[CRE]

HPF is just a vendor. Ask over at FullThrottle or ask Bob... I trust Dr. Jonez that it's not compatible.

 

[bluedragon17]

ok i just pm TurboBob as CRE said, im gonna wait for his reply and alspo set up an account on the full throttle site and search as much as possible because if this will work then it will help me and others greatly. ive done a lot to my car as an NA anyways and want to go that extra step I will post bob's response when he sends it to me

 

[drjonez]

Really, for the na? if i just wanna use an ls-1 afm? the maft might work?

post #5:

MAFT- not compatible w/7M-GE
MAFT gen 2- might be able to make it compatible 7M-GE
MAFT pro- compatible w/7M-GE

whats the source then??? cuz ill gladly call them and discuss this becuase im sure if it works then most of the na guys would consider it a better alternative then going the whole MAFT pro route and the MAFT that im talking about is the one pictured on there website it plugs into our AFM plug for the wiring haqrness and then you can plug any gm maf into it. it then changes the maf signal to an afm one i guess is how its supposed to work

myself, turbobob or FTT.

you're referring to the original MAFT....and as mentioned above, it DOES NOT work w/the GE.

 

[bluedragon17]

yeah thanks DOC i just got the response form TurboBob and called FTT myself they said the Gen-2 might work if you can wire it right and add a couple things and thats also what bob said so basically screw NA its all about the turbo!!!!!!! ill be adding one this summer

 

[chris89]

I was speaking to a Horepowerfreaks and they said it will work with the 7m-ge and it does wonders. I'm confirming this, maybe they don't know what they are talking about.

 

[lifted]

I was speaking to a Horepowerfreaks and they said it will work with the 7m-ge and it does wonders. I'm confirming this, maybe they don't know what they are talking about.

or maybe they just want to sell you something. if they are sure it works ask for a wiring diagram

 

[chris89]

or maybe they just want to sell you something. if they are sure it works ask for a wiring diagram

thanks, i'll do that. I contacted them through e-mail. I'm going to call them up tomorrow. from what they said, it's just plug it up from the wiring harness to the maft then plug the other end into the ls-1 afm and it will work fine, Just you can't do any tuning at all, But that's more for turbo guy's they said.

 

[CRE]

Ugh.... which part of TurboBob and Dr.Jonez know the answer because they both are DIRECTLY involved in it's development do you guys not get? Bob makes the damned thing (or at least writes the code)!

 

[chris89]

Ugh.... which part of TurboBob and Dr.Jonez know the answer because they both are DIRECTLY involved in it's development do you guys not get? Bob makes the damned thing (or at least writes the code)!

ok, we believe ya, but this pisses me off so bad i wanna call fuckin horsepowerfreaks up and ask them why they are saying it'll work and the majority of the mk3 supra community are saying that it's not gonna work, Wtf!?!

 

[CRE]

The GE uses a competely different type of AFM, different means of measuring air and completely different means of comunicating with the ECU.

Up until Bob and the good Doctor helped me figure out several things (they deserve all the credit there) and Bob wrote a few code updates you would have been told the MAFT Pro would work as of v4.65, but it didn't. (v4.80 works great though)


EDIT:

NOTE: I am in NO WAY directly referring to HPF or any other vendor in the following. This is merely intended as an explanation as to why YOU as the buyer MUST do your own research and double check the info before buying something as vehicle specific as an ECU piggyback.

***** When dealing with any shop the people you're talking to are *usually* salesmen, first and foremost. Sure they may work on cars, they may work on MKIIIs, but it doesn't mean they know everything about them... especially the often dogged N/A. You shouldn't EVER expect a vendor to know all the answers, it's great when they do, but don't count on it. There are any number of reasons you may get the wrong information, they may be too busy to get all the info, you might say something which leads them to believe you are using a different setup than you are. They may even tell you the complete and factual answer, but YOU might mistaken it to mean something. Don't blame the vendor, just make sure you've got ALL of the facts straight before you buy.

 

[bluedragon17]

Originally Posted by bluedragon17
My name is chris (bluedragon17 on here) and CRE told me to pm you and ask about the MAFT its just the translator box not the pro one. What i would like to know is if it will work on the GE. I called HPF even though they are just a vendor, and asked them they said its basically for a turbo car to vent to atmosphere so that it doesnt run to rich but the guy also said that i could use it to change out my restricive afm to a gm maf. would it work??? thanks for any help you can give me

Originally posted by TurboBob:
The regular translator only works on the GTE with the KV sensor.

You would need the Gen-2 or the Pro.

Originally posted by Bluedragon17:
whats a KV sensor?? and thanks greatly for the fast response

Originally posted by TurboBob:
"Karman Vortex", its a frequency signal, non-flapper style sensor.

B



this is the convo between me and TurboBob so far............ The good Dr., CRE, and Bob are correct. Full throttle confirmed this today for me they said it wont work because of the input signal the afm puts out. Bob says it also in this convo............. just go turbo its what im doing this summer.

 

[drjonez]

I was speaking to a Horepowerfreaks and they said it will work with the 7m-ge and it does wonders. I'm confirming this, maybe they don't know what they are talking about.

for crying out loud. READ MY PREVIOUS POSTS PEOPLE!

Ugh.... which part of TurboBob and Dr.Jonez know the answer because they both are DIRECTLY involved in it's development do you guys not get? Bob makes the damned thing (or at least writes the code)!

exactly.

yes, bob designed and writes the code for them all.

ok, we believe ya, but this pisses me off so bad i wanna call fuckin horsepowerfreaks up and ask them why they are saying it'll work and the majority of the mk3 supra community are saying that it's not gonna work, Wtf!?!

as already stated, HPF is merely a vendor....a store that makes $$ selling stuff. of course they're going to tell you it works!


the original MAFT DOES NOT work w/the NA. /thread

 

[Nick M]

If you want a hotwire mass air flow sensor so bad, send your VAF to Pro-M, and they will build you one.

For about $700, in 2002 dollars.

 

[drjonez]

If you want a hotwire mass air flow sensor so bad, send your VAF to Pro-M, and they will build you one.

For about $700, in 2002 dollars.

which is $300 more than a MAFT pro costs in 2007 dollars....:3d_frown:

 

[Nick M]

Yeah, I thought that was beyond steep myself.

 

[chris89]

Yeah, I thought that was beyond steep myself.

yeah it's the maft pro that works for the ge, that's what horsepowerfreaks said, the maft doesn't work with the 7mge.

 

[bluedragon17]

Ok does anyone believe the Dr. CRE or Bob now?!?!?!? i pm'd bob and even called full throttle myself the pro is the ONLY ONE THAT WILL WORK!!!!!! As I previously said GO TURBO!!!

 

[CRE]

GO TURBO!!!

I plan on it... just not with GTE electronics.