Did you maybe unplug the harness from your MAF?

Regardless, I would take the car to another mechanic for a second opinion.

And CTA...get one now...
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(it is one of those cheap ones made for hondas
This could be your problem...If it's a $20 p.o.s. from the rice section at pep-boys, you may be doing your car an injustice.

Ride: 2000 T-red SE
Beats: Kenwood 316S, Alpine MRF200, Orion XTR 6.2, Coustic 400SE
Mods: CTA, Magnaflow exhaust, SVT Instrument cluster, Knuaberized doors, side markers, F***ed up painted headlights.