If you want instructions.....
Cold Air Intake Installation Instructions for 1994 to 1997 Thunderbirds
(May also work for 1989 to 1993 year Thunderbirds, and Cougars as well.)
Parts:
These can be found at Home Depot
1. 90 degree bend 4” PVC
1. 4” to 3” connector (black rubber piece)
1. 3” hose clamp
Phillips screwdriver (or electric drill helps)
Flat screwdriver or nut driver to match the screw head on the hose clamp
Time:
30 to 45 minutes (If you take your time.)
Note: You may want to jack your car up and take off the front right wheel, but I did it with the wheel in tact and on the ground just fine.
Installation:
1. Turn your wheels all the way to the left.
2. Unscrew the two screws underneath the front bumper. Your inner lining attaches here.
3. Unscrew the three screws that hold the black inner lining that attaches to the front of the right front wheel well (the body panel)
4. Turn your wheels all the way to the right.
5. Then there is one “plug” or black pin that you can pop out from the inner wheel well that will allow you to loosen the inner lining.
6. Now you can pull back the inner fender lining and bend it back behind the wheel and it should stay behind the wheel and allow you to work inside the fender well where the intake will go.
7. When looking up in the open area, you should see a black tube that comes down from the air filter box and then turns back up like a snorkel…. Take it off! It is in 3 pieces. Separate the snorkel and the piece that is attached to it from the down tube that is screwed to the bottom of the air filter box.
8. You will use the down tube so do not remove it.
Now you are ready to assemble the Scoop itself. There is a trick to this and if you do not do it right, it will not fit or will fall off.
1. You will need to separate the two pieces you just took off.
2. Throw away the snorkel part that turns up, you will never need that again as long as you live!
3. To make the assembly a sharper bend, we will put together the factory piece, the black connector, and 4” PVC.
4. Now for the adjusting part: You want to slide the outside of the assembly bends (angles) so they are greater than the inside bend (angle) of the assembly. Check the picture for an illustration.
Notice: The assembly does not point straight out to the fog light hole. It curves more along the right side of the front of the car and “snakes” around to point at the fog light hole at an outside to inside angle (like the way a fat curve ball comes at you!). This helps to keep bugs and junk from flying straight up your scoop into the air filter while still sucking up or scooping up cool air.
Additional Ideas: If you wished to protect against bugs, rocks, etc. you could take a portion of “metal screen” (mesh type wire) and fit it across the opening of the PVC pipe. An additional hose clamp around the PVC pipe can then secure it.
Again, this is not a ram air; it only makes your motor draw air from a cooler location which is always good.
You're welcome,
Big-Al