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How to Install Airaid Jr. Intake Tube Kit - Red SynthaMax Dry Filter on your F-150

Installation Time

1 hours

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1. Disconnect The Negative Battery Terminal!


2. A. Disconnect the two breather lines in the factory intake tube .
B. Loosen the two intake clamps, and remove the facto-ry intake tube.


3. If installing the Airaid Jr. Kit, unfasten the three clips on the left side of the factory airbox, and remove the up-per half of the factory airbox. Remove the factory air fil-ter element.


4. Install The Airaid Premium Filter (#1) into the air-box.


5. Reinstall the airbox upper half.


6. A.) Install the 3/8 “ Barbed Fitting (#5) into the thread-ed holt in the Intake Tube.
B.) Insert the 5/8” Grommet (#7) into the Intake tube as shown. Complete the tube assembly by inserting the 5/8 PCV Fitting (#6) into the Grommet.


7. Install the hump hose (#3) and two #60 hose clamps (#9) onto the Intake Tube as shown. Leave the hose Clamps loose for now.


8. Install the Silicone Reducer (#4) and Hose clamps onto the Airaid Intake Tube. Place the #56 Clamp (#18) on the throttle body side of the Reducer, and the #64 Clamp (#9) on to the Tube side.


9. Install the Intake Tube onto the throttle body first, then into the airbox. Tighten all of the Hose Clamps.


10. Reconnect the breather lines to the Airaid Intake Tube.


11. 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. Double check the hood clearance!
Reconnect the negative battery cable!


Thank you for purchasing the Airaid Intake System. Contact Airaid @ (800) 498-6951 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST week-days for questions regarding fit or instructions that are not clear to you. Your Airaid Intake System was carefully inspected and packaged. Check that no parts are missing, or were damaged during shipping. If any parts are missing, contact Airaid. The air filter element is protected from direct exposure to water and debris; care should be taken not to drive through deep water. WA-TER INGESTION IS THE DRIVERS RESPONSIBILITY! The air filter is reusable and should be cleaned periodically.​