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Old 07-27-2010, 05:37 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nickdigger View Post
has anyone ever used a MAF or MAP sensor instead of a pitot tube? not to get air speed, but just to measure air flow, generally: e.g., you could compare the values by ducking in/out of a truck's slipstream.
A pitot tube requires ram air AND a static pressure source (dual source) and displays the difference. Very sensitive device measuring small amount of pressure differences.

Aren't MAF and MAP single source sensors? I don't think they have enough resolution for anything beyond their intended purpose. I'm just guessing on this point though.
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