Check out the picture of the intake in the first post stewart - the sensor is white and I could have sworn that someone told me to get rid of it earlier on...but i guess not.

I removed the hose that goes to the map sensor, if my memory serves me correctly it is now considered a BAP sensor, barometric air pressure. Its still plugged in but with no vac line going to it.

If anyone has a 24 lb mass air meter I could temporarily use for trouble shooting purposes id love you long time, because we need to eliminate this as a problem all together (its haunting me) I might even be able to drive to you if my car feels like it and you live closely.