I've often wondered where the name "Man-A-Fre" came from. All of the other vendor's names you can figure it out, but this one I never have. It kinda sounds like the same theme as '70's and '80's basketball player "
World B. Free," but not. So what the heck does it mean?
Well, a combination of Steve and a translation of a Japanese Land Cruiser magazine and I have it. Man-A-Fre started in 1967 as a manufacturer of manifold free injections. So the founder kinda twisted than into "Man-A-Fre". Say it quick and it almost works / makes sense.
Only later did MAF become the world's greatest source for all things FJ (from the FJ25 to the FJC). As a side note, it is interesting how the FJC has become a great integrator of two pretty much separate Toyota traditions / lines. First is the true FJ line, which runs from the post war BJ and into the classic FJ40 and thence to the also very tough FJ80's and finally to today's landcruisers that are most rugged vehicle to go get your kids from school in. The second line is the quite separate T100, Tacoma, 4runner lineage. The FJC melds these two lines. Some of the vendors that we all use are of the former lineage (like MAF), while some are of the latter (like Inchworm). It's interesting that the FJC can draw on both these significant lineages.
Steve did explain to me what a manifold free injection is, but I've forgotten
