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by MPS3Wezz
October 23rd, 2025, 7:49 am
Forum: MAZDASPEED3/Mazda 3 MPS Tuning
Topic: Rebuild help. Electrical gremlins.
Replies: 8
Views: 1228

Re: Rebuild help. Electrical gremlins.

Have you built in some sort of air "straightner" or MAF screen to smooth out turbulent air across the MAF sensor? This would have been built into the stock maf housing. It's also designed into any good aftermarket MAF housing. It's needed in order to get a consistent reading from the MAF....
by MPS3Wezz
October 22nd, 2025, 8:07 am
Forum: MAZDASPEED3/Mazda 3 MPS Tuning
Topic: Rebuild help. Electrical gremlins.
Replies: 8
Views: 1228

Re: Rebuild help. Electrical gremlins.

3in pipe is one diameter from the filter to the reducer at the turbo. Just cut the MAF mount section out of the stock airbox. Made a hole in the 3in pipe and fitted the Plastic bit for the MAF to mount to on the pipe. Will take a pic to post.
by MPS3Wezz
October 21st, 2025, 5:43 am
Forum: MAZDASPEED3/Mazda 3 MPS Tuning
Topic: Rebuild help. Electrical gremlins.
Replies: 8
Views: 1228

Re: Rebuild help. Electrical gremlins.

If you have a 3" intake then you need to have a tune with the right MAF calibration, otherwise the symptoms are exactly what you're experiencing. It's not a MAF problem, seems like a calibration problem. Ok cool. Thx for the reply and putting me out of my agony. I will check the site for a tun...
by MPS3Wezz
September 19th, 2025, 8:31 am
Forum: MAZDASPEED3/Mazda 3 MPS Tuning
Topic: Rebuild help. Electrical gremlins.
Replies: 8
Views: 1228

Re: Rebuild help. Electrical gremlins.

If you have a 3" intake then you need to have a tune with the right MAF calibration, otherwise the symptoms are exactly what you're experiencing. It's not a MAF problem, seems like a calibration problem. Ok cool. Thx for the reply and putting me out of my agony. I will check the site for a tun...
by MPS3Wezz
September 18th, 2025, 5:57 am
Forum: MAZDASPEED3/Mazda 3 MPS Tuning
Topic: Rebuild help. Electrical gremlins.
Replies: 8
Views: 1228

Rebuild help. Electrical gremlins.

Hi all. My name is Wesley. Hailing from Cape Town, South Africa. I've adopted a bit of a mess. I'll keep the story short for context. Car was purchased new by a buddy, tuned heavily.Sold to another buddy. Engine eventually blew. User error. 31k miles 50k kms. Car is still fresh and has that new smel...