Where do you guys get your Z32 MAF adaptors?

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Basically, what I am looking for is this:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

Except that seems a little steep. Also wondering if any NICO sponsors make that. Does anyone use anything else?


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Dude thats not steep at all, CNCd aluminum and nice from the looks of it. Think about the block of alum they needed to make that thing with, pretty serious. I made my own with our mill and welded it to a Apexi intake piece, but i wouldnt make something like that for 42 bucks, waist of time.

Your probably better off buying that piece, its not overpriced.

I could make you an aluminum flange that would match up with the z32 MAF, with holes and all to mate up. But you would have to get it welded to your intake or something.

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Lol, make sure you would get THAT exact piece if you did. I've gotten similar things on Ebay before for the N70......and they did not fit at all, lol.

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Alright guys thanks for the heads up. I just didn't know if there was some other place I didn't know about. They have a plastic one on Ebay for like 6 bucks but there is no way in hell I'm getting that.

Blow-through maf+ heating and cooling all the time + plastic = cracking(just look at Ford's intake manifolds. And they aren't even being pressurized!)

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PapaSmurf, I got pissed at my stuff not lining up right so I cut holes in my air filter and just screwed my MAF right to my air filter.

I have a genuine HKS Z32 MAF adapter that lines up without any problems if you're interested. The air filter was why it wasn't lining up. The HKS piece works perfect. They retail for like $40-50 so drop me an offer

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Cool man, email sent!

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I bought one of those plastic z32 adapters, thinking it was metal since ka maf adapter's are so cheap, I figured it'd be the same here. It feels very cheap. I would use it for suck-thru, but not blow-thru, which I plan on running. I'll end up buying that $42 piece on ebay...

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guys justcut the fvckin tabs off, then slide a filter for suck thru or a coupler for blow thru.... less chance of air leakage IMHO.... works fine,I've been blowing thru my z32 maf for a bit now like this no ill effects

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where were you 3 days ago?!

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Alright, new questions.

The Z32 MAF adapator that I got has an initial 4" inlet, and then has 4.25" barbed fittings/ribbs. I have to go with a 4" coupler for this, cos I couldn't find anyone that makes a 4.25" coupler. My other question is, the back side.The back side is 80mm, which turns out is 3.15in. Everything I have found (coupler wise) is either 3 or 3.25". Which would you guys go with? Larger and just clamp the crap out of it, or smaller and wrestle the **** out of it and hope it fits? Thanks again!

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I went with the $42 metal one on ebay. I saw a 4" one but I figured in the price of buying couplers and reducers made it not worth it.

I would also just go with a 3" coupler for your other side. I made a 3" coupler fit on a 3.25" O.D. pipe without too much struggle.

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PapaSmurf2k3 wrote:Alright, new questions.

The Z32 MAF adapator that I got has an initial 4" inlet, and then has 4.25" barbed fittings/ribbs. I have to go with a 4" coupler for this, cos I couldn't find anyone that makes a 4.25" coupler. My other question is, the back side.The back side is 80mm, which turns out is 3.15in. Everything I have found (coupler wise) is either 3 or 3.25". Which would you guys go with? Larger and just clamp the crap out of it, or smaller and wrestle the **** out of it and hope it fits? Thanks again!

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definately. I emailed the coupler company and they said the same thing. 3" would be better for it. Thats cool cos 3" is a couple bucks cheaper


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