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I believe my MAF is going bad and I have a powerFC i haven't installed yet. I understand it will run fine with the base map that is on there as a stock car but if I change to a Z32 MAF and select that in the powerfc will it still be ok to drive or will I have to get a tune?

Reason why I ask is that if I replace the maf it's going to be a Z32 maf, i don't want to have to order a stock R32 maf only to replace it soon after getting the car running properly, and I want to make sure it will run fine with that if I select that in the powerfc so that I can see if that resolves my problems.

Also I know probably someone is going to suggest to borrow a MAF from someone. I have 1 of only 2 skylines in my state that I know of, I lived in the US, so I can't do that.

Thanks for the help ahead of time.

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So it looks like it should be ok, thanks for that link saved to my favorites. Hopefully I have no issues with the shit fuel they have here. (equal to 95 or 96 of how you guys measure it)

Reading that FAQ looks like I might, good resource that.

edit: Any suggestions on how much timing i should pull on such shit gas?

Edited by Kanaric

Meaningless question is meaningless. You find out how much timing you can "pull" when you tune it on the dyno. No answer we can give you otherwise will be in any way accurate.

Well I mean you can give an aproximation or a starting point. It by no means needs to be perfect but would need to be enough to test functionality or drive to a dyno.

If you have a hand controller then leave the timing map as it is on the base tune (as above) monitor knock and use the inj/ign screen to take a few degrees out if you get some knock. Add a little bit of fuel as well. Don't drive like a dickhead, keep it off boost and it should be fine. If you don't know what your doing and don't feel safe driving it like this then don't do it. There's no harm in ringing your tuner and asking him for advice as well

if anything just make sure your base timing is set correctly. the default powerfc map will be fine. Just make sure you run through its first time startup procedure with your z32 selected before you start and presumably after you've installed it. Stock map has lots of fuel and near stock timing...like the others have said...just drive it sensibly to the tuner and you'll be fine.

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