Hello fellow R3ver's!
I purchased the MAF kit (version 3) from Miller a few months ago, and decided to finally write a little about it.
Shipping and Packaging:
Great job here. Shipped right away, and packed securely.
Quality of Parts:
Good. The MAF itself is a Bosch part, and the chip seems to be on par with other quality chips I've seen i.e. Dinan and Turner.
Instructions:
Fail. No installation instructions were included, and the ones on the Miller web site were somewhat "universal", covering a few different engine applications. Which leads me to...
Customer Support:
Excellent. I sent an email to Brody here on r3v, and he got back to me with exactly what I needed within a couple hours. Great job, and thanks again Brody!
Installation:
Using Pelican Parts rating system (adding air to tires is 1, rebuilding an engine is 10) I'd say this is about a "3". Pretty easy. Here are a few pictures of the install procedure:
Disconnect battery:
Remove ECU cover:
Unplug ECU:
Pull back plastic covering the wires:
Cut wire 12 at the plug, and strip a bit of wire 37:
Solder wire 12 to wire 37:
Tape it up:
Pull the cover off the DME unit:
Put in the new chip, making sure it's facing the right way:
Then all that's left to do is take out the old AFM:
And put on the MAF itself (with a cone filter and a little home-made heat shield if you're like me):
Put it all back together, and you're done. The whole process took me 30 minutes.
Performance:
There is a noticeable improvement, although not what I had expected. I didn't really notice any more power on the butt-dyno at first. However, there is definitely much crisper throttle response than with the AFM, and the engine seems to climb through the rpm range smoother now. The idle rpms are a solid 800, as opposed to the wondering idle it used to have. All around, the engine runs smoother and better. Also, it seems to "wake up" a bit more over 4k rpms, but that could just be in my head.
Reliability:
I've been dd'ing it for three or four months now with no issues. Starts right up, and have never had any inconsistencies with it.
Summery:
I like it. Would I buy it again? Yes, but it seems to me that if your AFM is working the way it should, you could get almost the same results with just a quality chip and save yourself $$$.
Hope this helped someone out a bit. Let me know if you have any specific questions about the MAF, and I'll be happy to give you my third-party opinion.
I purchased the MAF kit (version 3) from Miller a few months ago, and decided to finally write a little about it.
Shipping and Packaging:
Great job here. Shipped right away, and packed securely.
Quality of Parts:
Good. The MAF itself is a Bosch part, and the chip seems to be on par with other quality chips I've seen i.e. Dinan and Turner.
Instructions:
Fail. No installation instructions were included, and the ones on the Miller web site were somewhat "universal", covering a few different engine applications. Which leads me to...
Customer Support:
Excellent. I sent an email to Brody here on r3v, and he got back to me with exactly what I needed within a couple hours. Great job, and thanks again Brody!
Installation:
Using Pelican Parts rating system (adding air to tires is 1, rebuilding an engine is 10) I'd say this is about a "3". Pretty easy. Here are a few pictures of the install procedure:
Disconnect battery:
Remove ECU cover:
Unplug ECU:
Pull back plastic covering the wires:
Cut wire 12 at the plug, and strip a bit of wire 37:
Solder wire 12 to wire 37:
Tape it up:
Pull the cover off the DME unit:
Put in the new chip, making sure it's facing the right way:
Then all that's left to do is take out the old AFM:
And put on the MAF itself (with a cone filter and a little home-made heat shield if you're like me):
Put it all back together, and you're done. The whole process took me 30 minutes.
Performance:
There is a noticeable improvement, although not what I had expected. I didn't really notice any more power on the butt-dyno at first. However, there is definitely much crisper throttle response than with the AFM, and the engine seems to climb through the rpm range smoother now. The idle rpms are a solid 800, as opposed to the wondering idle it used to have. All around, the engine runs smoother and better. Also, it seems to "wake up" a bit more over 4k rpms, but that could just be in my head.
Reliability:
I've been dd'ing it for three or four months now with no issues. Starts right up, and have never had any inconsistencies with it.
Summery:
I like it. Would I buy it again? Yes, but it seems to me that if your AFM is working the way it should, you could get almost the same results with just a quality chip and save yourself $$$.
Hope this helped someone out a bit. Let me know if you have any specific questions about the MAF, and I'll be happy to give you my third-party opinion.
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