Airaid 450-177 - Manual

Installation Instructions
For Part Numbers:
450-177
700-466 Airaid Oiled Media Filter
451-177 701-466 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Red
452-177 702-466 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Black
453-177 703-466 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Blue
2005-09 Ford Mustang
4.0L V6
Component Identification
1. Airaid Premium Filter 1
2. Airaid Intake Tube 1
3. 3 1/2”to3”x2 1/2” Reducer 1
4. Urethane Hump Hose 1
5. Filter Adapter 1
6. Cool Air Dam 1
7. Weather Strip 22” 1
8. 1/4-20 Button Head Bolt 3
9. 1/4” Flat Washer 5
10. 8-32 x 3/8” Button Head Bolt 2
11. #48 Hose Clamp 1
12. #52 Hose Clamp 1
13. #72 Hose Clamp 2
14. 1/4-20 x 7/8” Hex Bolt 1
15. 1/4” Nylock Nut 1
16. Grommet 1
17. Aluminum Spacer 1
18. 1/4” Fender Washer 1
19. #20 Torx Bit 1
1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
A) Loosen hose clamp on throttle body.
B). Push green tab, and disconnect breather
hose at the factory intake tube.
C) Slide red tab, and disconnect the Mass Air
Flow sensor wir ing har ness.
2. Remove bolt that holds the factory airbox to the
fender. (Save bolt for later use in step #7). 3. Remove the complete intake system as an
assembly.
4. Make sure that you retain the factory grom-
mets in the inner fender from the bottom of the
factory airbox. 5. Using the supplied #20 torx bit, remove 2 fac-
tory screws, and remove the MAF sensor from
the factory tube. (Save the MAF sensor for rein-
stallation in step #12). 6. With a pair of side cutters, remove the metal
band that holds the plastic breather fitting in the
factory tube. Next remove the fitting from the
tube, and save it for reinstallation in step #11.
A.
B.
C.
7. Install the air filter adapter (#5) into the
Cool Air Dam (#6) as shown, using 3 but-
ton head bolts (#8) and ¼” flat washers
(#9).
8. Slide the Aluminum Spacer (#17) underneath
the CAD and into the hole as shown. Secure the
CAD to the inner fender using the OEM bolt
from step # 2 and the supplied 1/4” Fender
Washer (#18).
9. If your vehicle has the optional anti-lock
brakes, remove the bolt from the bracket under
the CAD, and reinstall it thru the hole in the
front of the CAD. (See arrow). If your vehicle
does not have this bracket, install the supplied
1/4” bolt (#14), two 1/4” washers (#9), and 1/4”
Nylock nut (#15) thru the CAD and sheet metal,
and tighten.
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