dumb question but is it inside the throttle body or where exactly is it?

Figured it was the MAF (or MAP?).

It is the black part on top of the throttle body. Two ways to clean it.

1) Take the screen off the throttle body. Try not to damage that screen. Spray away.

2) Use a torx screw driver to remove it. Clean it. Reinstall.

You could buy a new one ($125) which I did and regret. Should have just cleaned the old one.

Yeah I did the same thing, which was a bad call... I ended up returning it after 2 months for being defective. Try using some electronic parts cleaner on it

its the MAF

The map is a different sensor.

There is something called MAF cleaner. I use that. i dont really trust anything else, but thats just me

thanks, yeah ill pick up some maf cleaner..