Hey all-
I am new here but have been snooping around for a while. I have the 5.4L F150 and have been doing a lot of research on the different air intake systems out there. Finally, I made a decision on AEM's Brute Force with the Dryflow synthetic filter. AEM has been around forever, my friends religiously run their products on their imports, and for the past couple years they've been doing big things in the truck market.

Anyways, on with the pics of what the UPS brought to my work today! I cant wait to install this baby this week. I plan on doing a full photo install and I'll try to video it if I can! First impressions are good guys! This is a badass kit!


THE BOX


NICE PACKAGING


ALL OF THE CONTENTS


THE INTAKE & FILTER

 

looks good. update on the install and what you think about it. Im looking for a cai system, and I decided i wanted a dry filter. I was looking at AEM. how much was yours if you dont mind me asking.

 

So far so good rednoved... the materials appear to be very high quality. I spent about $400 for the kit, so I do expect it to be great quality. We will see how the install goes, hopefully tomorrow since I am off work

 

took me about 45mins to install my K&N77 that included taking out the old air intake set up...not very hard to do at all.. the hardest part for me was taking the Mass air flow out of the stock location but that was about it. Hope to see some pics Good luck

 

Alright guys and gals, I had time to install the Brute Force last week, but Memorial Day put a little delay on my post. The install went very smooth, it was actually a lot easier than expected. From start to finish it took less than an hour and with only basic tools. Overall, I am very happy that I chose the AEM Brute Force. I feel like the truck must have picked up a lot of power. I heard AEM says a gain of 19 horsepower and over 20 ft/lb of torque. The truck sounds bitchin', and the polished pipe looks awesome.

Bottom line is money well spent... I am impressed with the intake and the quality of all the components. Plus I hope this post helps any members that plan on installing this intake on their truck!

So, below I will show you how I went FROM THIS:


TO THIS:


USING THESE TOOLS: Drill, 3/8 & 1/4 Ratchet. 10mm & 8mm socket, Flat-head screwdriver, Sharpie, and T20 torx (AEM supplies torx tool)

 

DISCONNECT NEG BATTERY TERMINAL:


UNPLUG MAF SENSOR:


UNPLUG PCV HOSE:


UNBOLT AIRBOX: (There are four bolts, 2 on driver side and 2 on passenger)

 

UNBOLT INLET: (Only one bolt)


REMOVE BOLT ON FENDER: (Save this bolt)


REMOVE THE STOCK INTAKE ASSEMBLY: (Pull inlet out of fender and pull airbox from throttle body)


REMOVE MAF SENSOR: (Be careful with this sensor, you will need to reuse it!)

 

Awesome pictures & write up. Always great to see what other members are adding

 

INSTALL MAF SENSOR ON AEM PIPE: (There is a little arrow pointing the flow direction, mount it properly or your truck will not like it)


INSTALL SMALL BRACKET TO HOLD WIRE HARNESS: (Bolt this bracket to the intake manifold and ziptie wire harness to it)


INSTALL HEATSHIELD SPACERS: (These things are really cool, put the lower piece in, then the upper and bolt it in place)


MARK DRILL POINT AND MAKE SMALL PILOT HOLE FOR HEATSHIELD: (Use sharpie to mark where to drill a small pilot hole for self-tapping screw)

 

BOLT HEATSHIELD IN PLACE:


ADD THIS SMALL BRACKET TO THE HEATSHIELD: (Two bolts and the factory fender bolt hold this on)



ZIPTIE COOLANT HOSE TO THE SMALL BRACKET:

 

ADD PROTECTIVE LINING & SEAL TO HEATSHIELD: (This will protect the pipe and will seal off the filter from hot air)



INSTALL THE 90-DEGREE HOSE ON THROTTLE BODY:


SLIDE UPPER PIPE INTO THE 90 AND ALSO PUT ON THE ADAPTER HOSE:

 

HOOK UP THE PCV HOSE:


CLICK THE MAF SENSOR BACK IN:


INSTALL THE LOWER PIPE: (Slide the pipe into the adapter hose and bolt down the bracket on the pipe, I kept everything loose until it was all mounted.)


INSTALL AIR FILTER: (This is cool because there is no filter oil and you dont have to worry about oiling this filter ever!)

 

THE LAST STEP IS TO INSTALL THE AEM STICKER: (This is the hard part people )


AND YOU ARE DONE! ALL IN ALL IT WAS REALLY EASY!


I hope this helped. Let me know if you guys liked the writeup!

 

VERY VERY nice writeup! I look it when people take there time to help others out there. I know for sure that when I order mine I will look at this thread for sure.

 

Great writeup, and make sure to report on your impressions after driving for a bit.

On a side note, is anyone else surprised they don't take advantage of the second air inlet like the S&B and Volant systems? Will this make much of a difference?