Airaid 450-304 - Manual

Installation Instructions
For Part Numbers:
450-304 700-466 Airaid Oiled Media Filter
451-304 701-466 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Red
452-304 702-466 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Black
453-304 703-466 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Blue
2005-09 Ford Mustang GT
4.6L V8 RACE ONLY
Please Note: This intake system is not calibrated to
any ECU and requires a custom tune for proper
Mass Air Sensor functionality and maximum per-
formance. It is designed for “RACE ONLY”
1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
PLEASE READ #22 ON THE BACK PAGE!!
Push the green plastic tabs, and remove breather
hose from vehicle. (Save for later use). 2. Loosen the intake tube hose clamp on the throttle
body. Slide the red tab on the electrical connector, and
disconnect the mass air sensor. 3. With a 10mm socket, remove the bolt holding
the factory airbox to the fender and save the bolt.
It will be reused
4. Remove the complete factory intake. Use cau-
tion to retain the factory grommets in the inner
fender.
5. Using the provided #20 torx bit, remove two screws
and the mass air sensor from the factory airbox lid. Note
the direction of the sensor for proper re-installation later.
(Save the mass air sensor for re-installation in step #13,
the factory screws will not be re-used).
6. With a 10mm socket, remove and save the bolt
from the anti-lock brake bracket. It will be re-
installed later in step #9.
7. Install the air filter adapter (#5) into the Cool
Air Dam (#7) as shown, using 3 button head
bolts (#9) and ¼” flat washers (#10).
Component Identification
1. Airaid Premium Filter 1
2. Airaid Intake Tube 1
3. Urethane Oval Coupler 1
4. Urethane Hump Hose 1
5. Filter Adapter 1
6. Cool Air Dam 1
7. 3/8”x12” Hose 1
8. Weather Strip 22” 1
9. ¼-20 Button Head Bolt 3
10. ¼” Flat Washer 3
11. 8-32 x 3/8” Button Head Bolt 2
12. #72 Hose Clamp 4
13. Grommet 1
14. Aluminum Spacer 1
15. 1/4” Fender Wasker 1
16. Aluminum Fitting 1
17. #20 Torx Bit 1
10. Install the hump hose (#4) on the filter adapt-
er (#6), with two #72 hose clamps (#12). Tighten
only the clamp next to the CAD. 11. Install the supplied grommet (#13) and aluminum
fitting (#16) into the Airaid intake tube as shown.
9. Slide the Aluminum Spacer (#14)underneath the
CAD and into the hole as shown. Secur e the
CAD to the inner fender using the OEM bolt from
step #3 and the supplied 1/4” Fender Washer (#15).
8. Place the CAD into the inner fender, align the bolt
holes and re-install the bolt from step #6.
12. Align the two slots in the tubes, and install the
factory mass air sensor removed from step #5.
Make sure the screw holes line up, then install the
two supplied button head screws. (#11).
DO NOT USE THE FACTORY SCREWS!!
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