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Here is some notes of a install of a MAF translator Gen II I did. This is how I installed my mass airflow translator generation 2 on a 89 conquest TSI or starion. First I removed the kick panel on the passenger side and unpluged the two connectors use from the ECU. I have included pictures of all the connectors involved with this install. You will need to run a new 14 to 18gauge wire from the distributor harness plug wire-to-wire on the hardware side to the inside of the passenger compartment. I ran mine to be ECU location. I have a wideband O2 sensor I will be using during this install. I will also use a 3" GM MAF sensor and a GM map or barometer sensor and a IAT sensor. wiring from the translator: 1. connect the pink wire to the smaller ECU connector (A36) pin 1 which should be a red wire 2. connecting black wire to connector pin 2 3. connect the blue wire to the larger ECU connector (A37) pin 15 4. connect the orange wire to the 0-5 V output wire from your wideband controller 5. connect the purple wire to connector A36 pin 2 6. connect the white wire to the wire you run from the distributor connector 7. connect the green wire to connector is A37 pin 2 in this step you will physically cut the white wire with black stripe and connect the green wire to the wire from the connector to the ECU. 8. connect the yellow wire to the wire you just cut in the previous step that runs to the MAF sensor 9. brown wire not used 10. grey wire not used wire of the old MAF plug to the new barometer, IAT and MAF: cut the wires one at a time because there is 2 blk-wht wires and 2 grn-red wires (look at tht pictures) 1. take the red wire going to the old MAF sensor and cut it and hook it to the 12 V in of the GM's mass airflow sensor 2. take wire-to-wire with black stripe and cut it and hook it to the output wire from the GM's mass airflow sensor 3. hook the Gm MAF sensor ground wire to sensor ground wire fron the old MAF sensor wiring harnes 4. Hook the IAT sensor to the sensor ground wire from the okd harness 5. hook the IAT other wire to the green- red wire going to the ECU pin 5 6. hook the MAP or barometer sensor output wire to the blk-wht wire from the old wiring harness 7. hook the MAP or barometer sensor ground wire to the sensor ground wire from the old wiring harness 8. hook the MAP or barometer sensor 5 volt supply to the grn-red sensor power wire from the old wiring harness doing this will return all the sensor inputs that was lost in removing the orignal MAF sensor. Because the old MAF has the baro. and IAT sensor built into it. It is a good idea to install the new IAT in the intake or just before the throtle body, or anywhere after the intercooler. This way you will be gatting a truer temp reading of the incoming air to the engine. http://thestarquestclub.com/images/ecu_connector_a36.JPG http://thestarquestclub.com/images/ecu_connector_a37.JPG http://thestarquestclub.com/images/maf_connector_a67.JPG I hope this will help you during your install. I set the V1 and V2 to setpoint on thg Gen 2 Translator I am still working on ALL the other settings Let me know if this helps you or if you hane any questions. http://handymandan.us