I just bought a complete new air intake system (looks like an Airaid or K&N with a chrome tube) for $49 on ebay....

It is some off-brand but has all the parts and a filter. Anyway, is was designed for the 4.6 V-8, but my neighbor bought one of these last month and found that by cutting the air intake tube with a hacksaw, it can be made to fit the V6 (there is not cheap V6 that we found available).

Anyway, his is awsome, and he only paid $39 + shipping. It looks like the brand nae units for over $200 and works perectly.

I'll post some pics when I get mine on....

 

I adapted my original airbox to a K&N filter and only had to buy the filter. I didn't even have to do any cutting on my airbox.

 

Bartruth,
I have a 98 XL, how do you modify your airbox for the K&N?
I was going to buy the whole intake, but if I don't have to....

 

I would think the 4.2 using the motorcraft filter 1632 which is the same the 4.6 and 5.4 uses that a K&N designed for the 4.6 would fit in the stock airbox.

it fit in my 97's airbox but i still hacked off the cone part of the airbox cheapest way i can see making a cold air intake

 

I built a plastic ring that holds my K&N on the filter clamp so the K&N is completely open and took the stock air box completey out. Works very well and was very inexpensive. I made the ring out of a plastic plate.

Silver Bullet

 

i bought my volant intake for 210 i love it

 

I bought the intake for a 4.6 off ebay and did some modifying and it works perfect. i tried i 4.6 MAF and that was a bad idea on a 4.2 engine. it is WAY too rich.

 

Can anyone post a tutorial on modifing a v8 intake to fit a v6? Because right now I just hacked my box apart and would like to get rid of the stock tube and all the "wrinkles" in it.

 

yeah, i agree i would love it if someone could let me know what kind of modification i need to do to those intakes. thanks guys

 

i cut my air box simular to some of the others....check out my gallery.....it helps a little....but the best part about it is that it has not caused any problems with the computer.....and looks good too.

 

i've got mine cut out now and i just thought the intake would be more HP and it looks better. thanks

 

I just built a plastic retainer ring to hold the filter on I used an old plastic plate and cut a nice ring out of it the the filter would fit through but the rubber ring on the engine side would not - I used the existing retainer clip from the air box to hold the ring (plate and filter on. Then I removed the half of the air box going into the side wall in the engine compartment. Did I pickup any HP - I can't say maybe a little but you can sure here the rush of air into when you get on it.

Silver Bullet

 

I would love for someone to post some pictures and direction to making the 4.6 intake work for the v6. i know i can get a cheap intake of ebay but its only for the 4.6. so someone that knows how please take some pics and give us some directions. i'm sure there are alot of poeple that would love to do this. thanks

 

can anyone tell me how to do this? please

 

so i guess no one wants to show me how to modify a v8 intake for my V6. can someone please help