Airaid insert removal??

[Kyle0995]

So after purchasing the airaid cai for my gt and ordering a bama tune noting that I was going to remove the insert I found out its molded to the tube permanently. Do you think me cutting it out with a dremil or something similar would work? Or am I gonna have to spend more money to buy the race tube? Thanks

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[Vile_the_Bastage]

Wait!?! What!?! I told AM MONTHS ago that their tuning form had that option to remove the insert on the Airaid intake, even though the current Airaid's have the MVT inserts molded permanently to the intake tube. They said they would update the form so that others would know what to expect. Hell, they even sent me a T-shirt for spotting it. I talked to an Airaid representative about 3 weeks ago and asked what the best way to remove the insert was and he recommended a Dremel with a small cutting wheel.

Between having to cut something that I was going to sell anyway when I supercharge my car, and not knowing the inner diameter of the MAF housing once the insert was removed, I just sold the damn thing and bought a JLT.

 

[Kyle0995]

Yeah its definately still there. i was under the impression it was removable like previous models but i was wrong lol. well if airaid said to cut it out with a dremil than thats what i shall do!

 

[Vile_the_Bastage]

A copy of the email I received from the Airaid rep:

Subject: RE: 2015 Mustang GT 5.0 Intake
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 17:10:13 +0000

[FONT=&quot]Thank you for your email. To cut the molded in venture tube I would recommend something like a Dremel tool with a small cut off wheel. Unfortunately there is no seam to follow. Please note that once you cut this out you are not able to reinstall it and will need a tune on the vehicle at all times. [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Let me know if you have any additional questions.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Mark Fowler[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Lead - CSR[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]AIRAID[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Filter Company

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[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]He isn't lying about needing that tu[FONT=&quot]ne either. You run the car with [FONT=&quot]an intake with a bigger MAF housing while its on a tune calling for the stock intake and your car will [FONT=&quot]idle something terrible, I've tried it.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]
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[Kyle0995]

Thanks for that!!! that's what I'm gonna do instead of trying to wait for bama to send me another tune since the headers are going in the car Saturday morning!!!

 

[Tommy V]

Thats why i bought the full race airaid cai no insert,better flowing filter and only 289 compaired to 389 for the other one.

 

[Chameleon]

No seam to follow? Wow

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

We have been offering a tune for the cutout for a long time! The cool thing that we found on a car that we had on the dyno is that the Airaid actually makes the exact same line for line power as the tune required JLT. Since we posted about that on the forums we have have several clients request us to cutout and tune their cars for them!

 

[Vile_the_Bastage]

Wish I had known about that service. My Airaid looked better under the hood than my JLT does. Meh, it's gone now.

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

 

[Kyle0995]

Yup well I will be installing my headers and cutting the insert tomorrow and hope the tune I got from bama will work for now. Thanks for all the input

 

[socalsnake]

Wish I had known about that service. My Airaid looked better under the hood than my JLT does. Meh, it's gone now.

Just go the Airaid and was going to remove the Molded Venturi part but low nad behold its missing. Looks like Airaid took it out for the 2015 GT intakes. I think that maybe thanks to you Vile!

 

[cbrtrx]

Just go the Airaid and was going to remove the Molded Venturi part but low nad behold its missing. Looks like Airaid took it out for the 2015 GT intakes. I think that maybe thanks to you Vile!

They didnt take it out its just molded in now, it needs to be cut out for the 15 intakes.

 

[socalsnake]

They didnt take it out its just molded in now, it needs to be cut out for the 15 intakes.

I was comparing my plastic elbow to Livernois's picture above. I'm assuming the molded venturi part was where the dremel marks were. My elbow doesn't have any molded parts inside...staring at it right now.

 

[socalsnake]

They didnt take it out its just molded in now, it needs to be cut out for the 15 intakes.

I could take a pic of you're interested!

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