Supposedly, the MAF screen increases turbulence, which also decreases flow speed, which decreases performance. Which is why some on this board have advocated this modification. And why Eastern Aerospace has detailed instructions with pictures on how to remove this component.

However, when I contacted K&N, Volvo, Garrett and local modification shops that have the fastest cars in Canada, they are said exactly the same thing. DO NOT TOUCH IT!!! You will LOSE power!

The MAF screen actually STRAIGHTENS the air flow. As air travels through a filter and in the case of those with air fliter boxes, goes from a large box to a relatively smaller tube, the air becomes very turbulent. This MAF screen acts in such a way that as the air travels through it, the air flow actually loses turbulence and straightens out.

Removal of the MAF screen also means the loss of a very important guard against ingestion of filter/debris and mechanical protection for the MAF sensor.

It seems the more research I do, the less credible Eastern Aerospace becomes. Am I the only one that is noticing this? Like I have said before, EA has a number of great parts and upgrades. But they have quite a number of glaring lies that greatly reduce their credibility if one takes the time to do research.