THIS IS STUPID. DONT DO IT UNLESS YOU ARE USING PROPER MANDREAL BENDS AND FITTINGS. I TOOK IT OFF MY CAR AS SOON AS I REALIZED THE DAMAGE AN AIR LEAK COULD CAUSE.
I assume no responsibility for any damage done to your car. All credit for this project goes to Curtis
I just rewrote it.
For this project, you will need
A square to 3" round converter. This attaches to the MAF housing. (O'reilly auto parts or ebay)
Hose clamps (lowes/homedepot)
A 3" Intake filter (Auto parts store/ebay)
3" flexible tubing, I used dryer exhaust (lowes/homedepot)
3" adjustable elbows (lowes/homedepot)
Aluminum ducting tape (lowes/homedepot)
Metal shears, or good scissors (lowes/homedepot)
This is a pretty straight forward and simple process, It took me about 2 hours.
Start off by removing the stock parts. Loosen up the MAF housing clamp, take out any bolts from the breather box, unscrew the black intake towards the front of the car, and it all should come out easily. You should see this
The MAF is extremely delicate, don't drop it or you'll be out $200+
Now attach the converter to the MAF housing. (I had to bore the screw holes in the adapter to make it fit) Then seal it up with that handy tape.
Take 2 sections off of one of the adjustable elbows and slide it onto the converter. SEAL
Attach the flex tubing to the elbow, SEAL like you've never sealed before.
The next part is tricky but self explanatory. Fish the tubing to the bottom of the car (you choose the best route) lift up on the piece that the MAF housing goes into and jam it back in. I sealed the U bend that formed just in case. It should look like this.
Now grab a flat blade screwdriver and remove the drivers side under body protection.
Carefully pull down on the tubing, clamp on and seal the filter. Push the whole thing back up.
I only used one zip tie to support the tubing, You shouldn't need anything else but it's your call.
You need to cut a square section out of the under body plastic to allow more air flow. I recommend covering it with an A/C return vent to protect the filter. Reattach the under body, plug the sensors back in, and pray that you don't see a check engine light when you start up.
Enjoy!
