Thanks to all of you, it's been a tough recovery for me and the car. If I had been feeling better, I would have had this fixed a little faster but everything worked out ok. It's been so hot here in pa. that I can't enjoy the car anyway. I'll have plenty of time though in the future. I'll still be reading the forum and checking in from time to time.
Right now the car is running great, i'll keep my eye out for a different mafs or at least a sample tube and see how they work. Tuning will come, I understand that it's a little expensive. I'll check with a local speed shop and see.
And no the filter is not on the maf, it's 18" away in the inner fender.