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Old 01-14-2018, 02:09 PM
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I have started picking at my winter maintenance program and I want to remove the air box from the car. I have removed the air intake tube , disconnected the MAF sensor, removed the air filter and the single rubber mounted nut on the lower left corner ( looking down on top of the box ) Gus's site says that it should now just "lift out" but it seems to me that is attached somewhere else on the bottom. Before I do any "vigorous" lifting....is there another fastener that I have missed ?
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Old 01-14-2018, 02:18 PM
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There are two fragile rubber grommets that hold the bottom of the air filter box. Just pull the box up firmly. The plastic horn that extends into a hole in the fender should also be removed. It was a little tricky as I recall.
 
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The horn can be left in the fender, it snaps into the box.
 
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Thanks folks. I did not realize the air intake horn came off. Thought it was integral with the air box......will check it out tomorrow.
 
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Originally Posted by Barry_Tucker
I have started picking at my winter maintenance program and I want to remove the air box from the car. I have removed the air intake tube , disconnected the MAF sensor, removed the air filter and the single rubber mounted nut on the lower left corner ( looking down on top of the box ) Gus's site says that it should now just "lift out" but it seems to me that is attached somewhere else on the bottom. Before I do any "vigorous" lifting....is there another fastener that I have missed ?
Thanks
yes it can be removed, you need to remove the bolt closest to the wing, you don’t need to unclip the lid. Have a 3rd party loosen the 2 clips on the dual pipe which contains your maf sensors, once the box is removed under the lid of the air filter box you will see the pipe going in. There’s 3 star screws holding it in place. Remove these. The box will fall off and you can reattach the dual pipe with maf sensors back to your 2 induction pipes. The outlet on the oem splitter which goes into the box is 3.5” you will also need a 6” plus extension pipe and coupler so that the filter sits in the space correctly, then buy an air filter of your choice making sure the neck id is 3.5”
 
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