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Blue-S · 04-15-2009, 04:19 PM

What flash do you have in your DME? Is it a 3.6L 911 flash? I recently read somewhere that the 996 air filter housing places the MAF sensor in a larger diameter tube than the 986 filter housing. Supposedly, if you use 996 software with the MAF in a 986 filter housing, it will run rich because the air velocity is greater in the 986s smaller tube. The air velocity difference causes the MAF reading to be incorrect. Don't take that to be gospel, though -- I just read it somewhere...

04-15-2009, 04:19 PM	#5
Blue-S Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Corona, CA. Posts: 129	3.6l? What flash do you have in your DME? Is it a 3.6L 911 flash? I recently read somewhere that the 996 air filter housing places the MAF sensor in a larger diameter tube than the 986 filter housing. Supposedly, if you use 996 software with the MAF in a 986 filter housing, it will run rich because the air velocity is greater in the 986s smaller tube. The air velocity difference causes the MAF reading to be incorrect. Don't take that to be gospel, though -- I just read it somewhere... __________________ Blue-S 2000 Boxster S 6-speed - Ocean Blue / Savanna Beige * 9x7 short shifter * Pedro's enthusiast mount * Carrera Ltw. wheels * Stebro bypass pipes * M030 coming soon! *