i will try it tomorrow and post
by the way nice white ralliart

 

lol never knew they made adapters now but i did see them in the auto store but did not have a adapter for the lancer.

 

How deep is the MAF adapter pushed into the filter? If there is too much piping in the filter, it won't pick up sufficient air, which would explain the engine choking. I had a similar issue when I first installed my RRM CAI.

 

thankx bro i did what u say and used the stock maf tube on my home made short ram and now it works thankx alot

 

how the metal filter working out?

 

wow i just installed yesterday night and i went for a trip
well first of all just drive it like 10 min in like 3.5 k rpm so the engine ecu can support the new features

then i just pissed the gas and wow u can feel the power gained
its awesome

 

So did you just take a hacksaw to your original airbox to separate the original MAF tube from the box?

 

well i could be more easy to get a knife and put it in fire when the knife turn red just cut the plastic box its more easy,, i did it that way then just take out the remain parts with some Tweezers and the last thing,, with some sandpaper just pass it in the side u cut the tube ,, thats will take out the little ramaining parts... and boila.. u have ur tube just ready to use

hope that helps u

 

metal air filter?...

 

yup

its spectre
its nice and it just give u what u want
well i like it

 

im using the stock maf as well with my SRI. and i just so happened to have the metal wire mesh filter. not a spectre but its an AR brand. haha

at first i would get the CEL as well. after removing it and installing it again and resetting the ecu by unplugging the neg on the battery for ten minutes and then letting the car just idle for 5 minutes then taking it for a drive, i didnt get the CEL anymore and havent gotten it in almost 2 years.

 

well i cut the maf tube and using the same maf xD

if u do the things alright u wont get a cel

but it will look like this
and i like it xD

just with the original tube seems like this ..

 

Does it sound any different? I am thinking of doing this but doing a 45 degree silicon coupler to get the filter behind the fuse box.

 

yep it sounds were the car eats air well it sounds the filter and u feel were the car gains power

u can just turn the tube its plastic so u can make it 45 degrees without any coupler just put something so that can stay in that position like me u can see it in the photos