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This myFordFocus.com MAC Intake how-to project is sponsored by myFordPerformance.com. myFordPerformance.com offers FREE S&H on the MAC Short Ram Intake Kit ! Other than replacing the stock air filter itself, removing the stock air system and replacing them with the MAC Kit or any "shorty" style cool air system is probably one of the easiest performance modifications you can do. Requiring only a flathead and phillips screwdriver to remove the stock air box top and air duct tubes, and a 8mm and 10mm socket or wrench to remove the battery cables and tighten the new kit clamps. Getting the stock system off is actually harder than putting the new system on! As always, take your time and be patient!
Kit Parts: Elbow sleeve, Upper Tube, Tube to MAF sleeve, MAF Mounting bracket, MAF Mounting bracket feet, 5 clamps, PCV extension tube, hi-flo filter. Tools required: Flathead screwdriver, 8mm & 10mm socket, #25 Torx bit. Time to complete: 20 - 30 minutes Cost: Approx. $135 Available at myFordPerformance.com
Stock Air Duct/Box Removal:
MAC CAI Installation:
Finishing up...
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| Product Assessment |
| Initial Assessment: (May 2002) The MAC product is a good quality product. Material and workmanship is good, though not outstanding. The rubber sleeves are a little to flexible. Installation however was very straight forward and easy to do. The instructions that come with the kit could have been better.
Performance is much better than I had expected. I can tell that the car really does have more power through the powerband, and this is after having run my car with the Iceman kit for 6 months. I do not have access to a dyno, but I will be taking my car to the dragstrip for 1/4 mile runs with the new kit, then with the Iceman kit, then with a Diablochip, etc. for mod-2-mod tuning runs. With the eventual final tune in August 2002 for the Fun Ford Weekend Focus Frenzy event in New Hampshire. Sound, that all important aspect to intake and exhaust modifications, very impressive. The MAC kit adds a nice growl from under hood. Compared to the Iceman, a much better sound! |
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