K&N intake install 5.3l

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well i just got my K&N intake the other day and i finally got a chance to install it today! woo everything went pretty easy here are the pics i got

first i want to note that the only thing i needed that wasnt on the list was some wire cutters. you have to trim the rubber seal that goes around the heat shield and theres a thin piece of metal through the whole thing so i didnt want to damage my knife trying to use that so i just found a pair of cable cutters i had lying around from a previous job. and also i used a 10mm wrench with a ratcheting box end. that wasnt required but it made the job easier.

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heres all my goodies! a new intake a new light bar and 4 new kc lights. so far all ive installed is the intake

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this is what it looked like before i did anything brand new only about 1700 miles on it

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first step i took out the MAF sensor. the instructions said to unplug it and then take it out later but i didnt want to unplug my battery and unplug the sensor i was scared itd throw a code or something so i left all things electrical connected. but honestly itd be easier to do it the way the instructions said

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then i took the two clamps off at both ends of the air duct. this is the one closest to the throttle body. the clamp on the other side is the same

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heres everything with the air duct removed

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this is where the old filter box used to be. it came out pretty easy just need to give it a good pull and itll pop off. theres two rubber grommets on the filter tray that holds them down so just yank it and itll come off. then pull it out

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heres the filter tray. alls you gotta do is take out those 4 bolts and get the tray out of there.

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the new heat shield. the rubber seal on the outside was easy to just press on but then you have to trim the end off. just need some kind of wire cutters or something. theres a thin piece of metal in the seal. i had a pair of cutters used for the cables youd see in cable tv or something and they worked good enough

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you only have to retain 3 of the 4 bolts that you take off. i got two of them down ok with a 1/4" ratchet and a 10mm socket

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heres the bolt closest to the grille i couldnt really get the ratchet on there since its so close to the wall. the wrench worked out really good

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just a simple ratcheting wrench worked great

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next you just put the little hose adapter in to the filter and tighten the clamp

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line up the threaded holes in the adapter with the holes in the heat shield and bolt it in. use the bolts and lock washers and regular washers

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put the rubber boot over the throttle body with the smaller end over the throttle body and tighten the clamp