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Old 02-22-11, 09:25 AM
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I have unplugged my MAF becausethe cad wa jerking an not staying at idle and it ran fine. After like 2 weeks I have started to smell gas really bad inside the cr. Any idea what or could be?



I am leaving it unplugged until I do the fuel pump ecu bypass mod tomorrow.
Old 02-22-11, 11:57 AM
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by unplugging your maf you are letting more fuel go to your engine making it run rich. hence the smell of gas.

this is also why the car is "faster" with the maf unplugged.
Old 02-22-11, 12:00 PM
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Hopefully its not the actual fumes your smelling. You have to worry about that igniting more than the actual gas itself..
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ooo wow. ok thanks guys. i def need to do that mod today.
Old 02-22-11, 12:38 PM
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Didn't know plugging back the maf is a mod.
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Stop eating at el pollo loco
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Your next mod
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hey sc300. if you werent so smart you would have read my entire first post. at the bottom it clearly says "I am leaving it unplugged until I do the fuel pump ecu bypass mod tomorrow"

Everyone on here knows that unplugging the MAF is not a mod....haha ****ty 300 minds.

and lfrers...complete idiot..ur sig is trying to give new people advice yet you go on threads like this and act homosexual. ha what is thie forum turning into.
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Homo? AAAAAAhahahaaaaa! Yea. But I didnt MAKE A NEW RETARD THREAD. And the way this place has been going, if I cant beat them i'm a gunnna join them. Or at least torment them as much as possible. haha I'm not trying to crap on your thread. You didnt think it was funny?
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Originally Posted by Track5tar
hey sc300. if you werent so smart you would have read my entire first post. at the bottom it clearly says "I am leaving it unplugged until I do the fuel pump ecu bypass mod tomorrow"

Everyone on here knows that unplugging the MAF is not a mod....haha ****ty 300 minds.

and lfrers...complete idiot..ur sig is trying to give new people advice yet you go on threads like this and act homosexual. ha what is thie forum turning into.
Didn't know sc400 people were cooler than sc300 people. Did you even try to plug back the maf sensor? Its there for a reason
Old 02-23-11, 11:33 AM
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i am fully aware of what the MAF is there for....thanks
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I found lfrers's post hilarious LOL.
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