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Technical => Misc Tech => Topic started by: Innes on December 20, 2006, 06:49:02 AM

Title: Map vacume where’s it go
Post by: Innes on December 20, 2006, 06:49:02 AM
Alright real stupid question. I’m re-hooking everything back up after doing my head gasket and noticed my map sensor on the back firewall has an open vacuum and I can’t think where it goes I don’t even think I disconnected it so I was probably driving with it disconnected. Any help would be appreciated thank you in advance.
Title: Map vacume where’s it go
Post by: 88BlueBird on December 20, 2006, 01:21:57 PM
If your car is a speed density system (factory) then the MAP sensor port should be connected to the Manifold Vacuum port (MAP = Manifold Absolute Pressure). Mass Air Flow systems use a BAP sensor, which is open to tmospheric pressure
Title: Map vacume where’s it go
Post by: jcassity on December 20, 2006, 03:25:14 PM
should hook up the the upper intake.  im sure its an sd system since you dont mention a maf conversion on the cardomain.
Title: Map vacume where’s it go
Post by: Innes on December 20, 2006, 05:18:47 PM
Yes the car was MAF converted I should of mentioned that. The computer is A9P E9ZF. I don’t see where on the upper intake it would hook up does it go on one of the vac spots by the brake boost.
Title: Map vacume where’s it go
Post by: jcassity on December 20, 2006, 05:52:30 PM
from what the other guy said,, it should be open to the world  if it is maf.,, i dont know the answer.
I never had a maf system,, when i do then i guess ill have to learn.
Title: Map vacume where’s it go
Post by: JAMEZILLA on December 20, 2006, 06:38:53 PM
Yeah, on mass air you just leave it open to measure outside barometric pressure- ie.- elevation. On the speed densities, though, on the stock intake's upper manifold there is a vacuum T underneath on the driver's side,that screws into the manifold, one side of that T is for the MAP sensor.
Title: Map vacume where’s it go
Post by: Innes on December 20, 2006, 06:43:19 PM
Thank you all, so that’s fine here I am thinking I was driving all this time w/it disconnected.