Installation Instructions
Part Number 450-238
2010 Ford Mustang GT
4.6L V-8
1.
Disconnect the negative battery cable.
A.)
Push the green plastic tabs on each end, and remove
the breather hose from vehicle. (Save for later use).
B.)
Loosen the hose clamp that secures the intake tube to the
throttlebody.
C.)
Squeeze the clamp and disconnect the
resonator from the air intake tube.
D.)
Slide the red tab,
and disconnect the wiring harness from the
M
ass
A
ir
F
low sensor (
MAF
).
2.
A.)
Using a 10mm socket, remove and save the bolt
that secures the airbox to the fender.
B.)
Using a flat blade screwdriver,
carefully
, push, or
pry the
5
wiring loom anchors from the factory airbox.
3.
Grab the airbox and tube and roll it forward while lift-
ing up to dislodge it from the intake scoop. Remove the
assembly from the vehicle.
A.)
Remove the two factory
grommets and then replace them back into the two holes
in the inner fender.
B.)
Remove the steel sleeve and
grommet and save for reinstallation later.
C.)
Using the
provided #20 Torx bit, remove the two screws and the
MAF
sensor from the tube.
4.
A.)
Install the filter adapter (#9) using three 1/4-20
button head bolts (#12), and flat washers (#13) into the
Airaid
C
ool
A
ir
D
am (
CAD
) (#4) as shown.
B.)
Reinstall
the small grommet and sleeve (removed in step #3) into
the hole in the
CAD
.
5.
Turn the
CAD
so that the bottom faces the left fender
as shown. Now reinstall the wiring loom anchors into
their respective holes starting at the back of the
CAD
with the two hole anchor and work your way underneath
and towards the front. The last anchor nearest the
MAF
sensor is not anchored.
6.
Install the
CAD
into the vehicle making sure that the
scoop provision in the
CAD
aligns with the factory
scoop, and the two locating pins on the bottom align with
the factory grommets. Next reinstall the factory bolt that
was removed in step #2 thru the steel sleeve and grommet
and into the inner fender. Make sure that the wiring har-
ness is not pinched under the
CAD
.
8.
Slide the Modular Venturi Tube (#3) into the Airaid
intake tube (#2) making sure to align the two slots for
the
MAF
sensor. Next install the
MAF
sensor into the
intake tube using two provided 8-32x3/8” screws (#14).
Do Not Use The Factory Screws!
Packing List:
#1 700-461
Airaid Premium Filter
1
#2 KIT238T
Airaid Intake Tube
1
#3 KIT238I
Modular Venturi Tube (MVT) 1
#4 KIT238CAD
Cool Air Dam
1
#5 KITHUMPHS05
Urethane Hump Hose
1
#6 KITCOUPLER07
Urethane Oval Coupler
1
#7 KITCOUPLER19
Urethane 1 3/4” Coupler 1
#8 KITCAP01
Urethane Cap*
1
#9 KIT1121MAFADA Filter Adapter
1
#10 KITHOSE06
3/8”x12” Hose
1
#11 KITWSTRIP03
Weather Strip 25”
1
KIT238HP
Hardware & Instructions 1
#12
KIT15DHC3050
¼-20 Button Head Bolt
3
#13 KIT09FWZ019 ¼”
Flat
Washer
4
#14
KIT15BHC3038
8-32 x 3/8” Button Head Bolt
2
#15
KIT25C87HCSS
1/4-20 Hex Head Bolt
1
#16
KIT60C120HCS
6mm x 12mm Hex Bolt
1
#17
KITHS72
#72 Hose Clamp
4
#18 KITCLAMP60SS
40-60mm
Hose
Clamp
2
#19
KITGRMT03
Grommet
1
#20 KITPLUG01 Firewall
Plug*
1
#21 KITFITTING05_REV_B
Aluminum
Fitting
1
#22
KIT238B
Resonator Tube Bracket
1
#23 KITBIT01
#20 Torx Bit
1
Tools Required For Installation:
5/32” Allen Wrench & 3/32” Allen Wrench
1/4”, 5/16”, 10mm Deep,13mm Sockets
Ratchet & Extension, Pliers, Screwdriver, Razor Blade
7.
Install the provided hump hose (#5) onto the filter
adapter using two #72 hose clamps (#17) as shown.
Leave the two hose clamps loose for now.
9.
Lift up on the intake resonator tube to disengage it
from the stud securing the power steering reservoir. Us-
ing a deep 10mm socket, remove the stud and save it for a
possible optional install. See step #18.
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A.
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