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July-28th-2003, 02:36 PM

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probe vaf ?

seems like everyone is playing with vaf's lol

i was at a junk yard and ran across a ford probe with a 2.2l.
the vaf looked alot like our protege's but bigger (3 in dia). so i bought it to see if it would work. needles to say im having the same problem as jedwards242000

any-one ever try the prob-vaf before.

July-28th-2003, 10:26 PM

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I haven't tried a Probe vaf but I have tried and am still using an early 80's Toyota Supra vaf. Even though it uses a V-6 engine, it still works with our cars but requires tuning like the RX-7 one does.

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July-29th-2003, 01:13 AM

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nothing is wrong with me stock vaf. i just wanted to go bigger.

with the probe vaf on it stalls/chokes when i give it gas. so i put the stock vaf back on and it runs fine (yes i tried to tune it). so im guessing the probe vaf is bad.

so are you saying the rx7 vaf is bigger than 3 inces in diameter.

July-29th-2003, 03:50 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by spooki
so are you saying the rx7 vaf is bigger than 3 inces in diameter.

nope, the RX7 VAF is also 3"

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Originally posted by Protoss
as i said ...AS the redline on the DOHC is 6500, the redline on a SOHC is 6000.

Redline is 7000rpm on the DOHC

July-29th-2003, 08:47 AM

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i know what the gains are smart ***.

so are you saying the probe vaf wont work at all. i dont see why, if the rx7 vaf will.

scrap it and move on.....lol

July-29th-2003, 08:51 PM

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July-29th-2003, 08:55 PM

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July-29th-2003, 09:50 PM

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thanks for the info chastan

protoss....what kind of intake setup did you use when trying the probe vaf. did you go with 3 in all the way or keep the 2 3/4 in. did you keep the h-box.

July-30th-2003, 01:58 AM

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i plan on going turbo someday so i guess ill hang on to it.

thanks for the info guys. sorry for calling you a smart ***, maybe i just read your post wrong.

July-30th-2003, 11:16 PM

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no worries. if you are going turbo, as am i, it will be a good mod later down the line. I will be doing the same.

(yay 300th post)

lemme know how the turbo turns out. i hear its a tuffy doing it on a sohc. oh, and dood, we have the same car. except mines the u.s version of yours. (yay, 2nd post)

July-30th-2003, 11:53 PM

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plan on going turbo someday so i guess ill hang on to it.

Not doubting you guys here, but do you know anyone whom has had succes using an rx-7 vaf with a turboed 1.8lbp? One of the guys over on ERDT is trying to get his to work right on his. he has a GTR turbo with the GTX exhaust mani and it runs great on the stock vaf, but the rx-7 one makes it runs like crap, even if we tune it. and yes we have tried it on n/a bps and it worked fine.

thnx