[NOS2Go4Me]

FocusSport bitchfest ahead! Hide all flammable materials! :angry:

So I've been working on the car (with Sara's help and then Oscar showed later), getting the intake installed.

First off, for all Duratec owners - REMOVE THE DAMN SPLASH SHIELD. :angry:

Second - the stock intake is a f***ing nightmare. There's a huge snorkel all the way up the driver's fender (but hidden from sight for the most part) that isn't noted in the instructions and removing it is a bitch. Also, the bolts listed vs the bolts that are actually there are different (4 listed vs. 3 actual).

Third - the 07 at least has a kinked MAF housing tube made of hard PVC. This tube is retained during the CAI install. The install photos show a perfectly straight MAF tube. :angry: One would assume they've installed the kit on at LEAST one 07 or that they had heard about this from other customers that had the same tube. The only other far-fetched possibility is that our MAF tube is Canadian-specific.

Fourth - the bolt hole in the lower rad support member that is supposed to take a mounted-bolt on the lower intake tube is too small for the bolt supplied. The bolt supplied also has a rubber/urethane spacer that is supposed to dampen vibrations (I guess) and you need to maintain that spacing for it all to go together properly. So, you need a tap/die kit to thread the hole for the bolt or you need to drill it out. Either way, it's a bitch.

So, I'm really very disappointed that the third and fourth points even exist. If we can't get the bottom mount to work properly, we're going to adapt the stock MAF bracket that they initially tell you that you won't need. :rolleyes:

/end rant.

We'll try the tapping the hole thing when Oscar gets back with the kit.