How to Install Airaid Black Classic Performance Cold Air Intake w/ Black SynthaMax Dry Filter on your F-150

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Using a 10mm socket, remove the three bolts securing the engine beauty cover, remove the cover, and set it aside (save the bolts and cover for reuse).

2. Loosen the hose clamps at the throttle body, and air filter housing outlet.

3. Remove the crankcase breather hose from the factory intake tube and the valve cover. Disconnect the Air Intake Temperature (AIT) sensor wiring harness from the sensor. (4.6L Engine only: Disconnect the Idle Air Bypass Valve (IABV) inlet tube from the factory intake tube.) (5.4L Engine only: disconnect the IABV, save the plastic hose for reuse.)

4. ) Remove the factory intake tube, and set it aside. Remove the AIT sensor from the tube by carefully prying it out with a flat blade screwdriver (save the sensor for reuse). Disconnect the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor wir ing harness from the main engine wiring harness.

5. The factory airbox assembly is held in place by rubber grommets (it is a “pull to release fit.”). Remove the assembly and grommets from the engine compartment. Unlatch the airbox and separate the two sections. Remove the wire loom from the MAF sensor wir ing harness, then slide the grommet away from the connector.

6. Locate the notch on the flat side of the airbox and gently pry it up. Disconnect the MAF sensor wiring harness from the sensor (inside the airbox).

7. Using a 10mm socket, remove the four MAF sensor mounting nuts. Carefully remove the MAF sensor and the wiring harness from the airbox, (save them for reuse).

8. Mount the MAF sensor to the MAF bracket (#3) using four 1/4-20x 7/8” hex bolts (#8), 1/4- 20” nylock nuts (#10), and the MAF gasket (#11). Mount the bracket and sensor to the factory location, using the MAF backing plate (#12), two 1/4-20x 7/8” hex bolts (#8), four 1/4” flat washers (#9), and two 1/4- 20” nylock nuts (#10). (Leave the MAF bracket loose for now).

9. Reconnect the MAF sensor wiring harness to the sensor, and to the main engine wiring harness. Install the urethane hump hose (#4) onto the MAF sensor, with two #60 hose clamps (#13). Tighten only the clamp on the sensor.

10. Install the small side of the urethane reducer hose (#5) onto the throttle body using one #52 hose clamp (#14). Install one #60 hose clamp (#13) onto the larger side of the reducer hose. Tighten only the clamp on the throttle body.

11. Install the 7/16” rubber grommet (#15) into the Airaid Intake Tube (#2). Insert the factory AIT sensor into the grommet. Slip the Airaid Intake Tube into the urethane hump and reducer hoses. Align for best fit and tighten the remaining hose clamps. Tighten the MAF bracket and reconnect the AIT sensor wiring harness. Apply the Airaid Bubble Decal onto the Intake Tube

12. Install the 5/8”X18” breather hose (#6) onto the valve cover breather fitting then onto the Airaid Intake Tube nipple. Secure the hose using two #19 speed clamps (#16).

13. 5.4L engines: Measure and cut the 3/4 x 12” L-hose (#7) as needed, then slide it over the factory plastic IABV hose. Install the hose onto the Airaid Intake Tube nipple and secure it using two #22 speed clamps (#17).

14. 4.6L engines: Rotate the IABV inlet tube 90 degrees to provide clearance for the 3/4 x 12” Lhose (#7).

15. 4.6L engines continued: Connect the Airaid Intake Tube nipple to the IABV inlet tube using the 3/4 x 1/2” L-hose (#7), and two #22 speed clamps (#17).

16. Install the Airaid Premium Filter (#1) onto the MAF bracket, and tighten the clamp. Reinstall the beauty cover using the three factory bolts.

17. Double check your work! Make sure there is no foreign material in the intake path. Make sure all clamps, hoses, bolts, and screws are tight.

18. Reconnect the negative battery cable!