Richard.

Ok they don't have the same Porsche part number but is this exactly the same product that only costs $60 ?

993GT

just buy the correct, new in box Bosch/OEM MAF for $200 and call it a day..996-606-124-00
No headaches.
Cheers,

"02996ttx50

i use the 47 dollar mafs from ebay without issues. its a diode.
car runs approx 475awhp. peg the limiter at 7200? fry my maf. that simple. replace with 47 dollar maf. all is good. ymmv lol

rmc1148

Buy new from amazon etc where ever the best price can be found from reputable vender. I have tried refurbished on Audis, Porsche and and others they have never lasted as long as new= just my experience.

"02996ttx50

i've never had one last to it's full life potential since when i peg the limiter? i tend not to be watching the tach, but rather what is rapidly approaching me ahead lol. but i see no reason the 47 $ maf wouldn't last equally as long as the oem bosch. i have inspected them both up close and personal, they appear to be the very same diode! albeit the bosch housing was once ( presumably?? ) "used". all else is PLASTIC HOUSING and a BOSCH BOX with shiny brown wax paper lol

i think of it like a refurbished toner cartridge. they dont work as well ALWAYS? but when they do, they are within a reasonable range of "similar", in terms of performance.

just sharing my experience

JG 996T

I think Kevin sells the correct MAFs at a discounted price.

Dock

I've had no issues with my OEM MAF (over 12 years old since new). My Turbo is at +500hp/+500 lb-ft torque at the fly wheel.

"02996ttx50

Well, I'm not sure how never having had a maf fail advances the dialogue, but thanks for that lol

Dock

How many MAFs have you gone through?

"02996ttx50

on this car, a couple. but i know why i fry them, as mentioned above. my previous car ( x50 flashed ) more closely resembled your experience. never replaced one ever!

Dock

Didn't you post "ymmv"??

I added a "ymmv" data point to "advance the dialogue".

"02996ttx50

then you have

Dock

+1

Dock

Then why did you post..."I'm not sure how never having had a maf fail advances the dialogue"??

"02996ttx50

i bet the new bosch maf is equally prone to the voltage spikes that have been known throughout the porsche turbo community to "fry" mafs. why wouldn't they be?

tony at epl once wrote about it in here or 6spd? if that helps to eliminate "conjecture" from the equation? as to the propensity of a tuned higher hp turbo to fry the stock maf, particularly if the rev limiter has been raised. i just don't see how a new bosch vs the ebay one would make any difference under those conditions.