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I managed to install a new intake manifold / air filter for my 2003 Mitsubishi Galant today. Not too shabby for $30 on eBay. I’ll never pay for another disposable air filter again! Although it mentions that there is no need for “extra parts”, I found myself in need of a few miscellaneous nuts and bolts –as well as the need for a custom bracket and tubing adapter. Although it included a standard aluminum strap that I’m guessing was intended to be some sort of bracket-like solution but it’s just not going to fly. I’ve placed the white towel (as you can see) just to hold things in place until I get a custom bracket fabricated up. To the right you can see that there is still a few inches of the black plastic original manifold in place. That’s because the diameter of the air sensor was too big to accommodate the smaller red rubber adapter that came in the kit. Lucky I’m still pretty handy with a saw!!
I have to admit I’ve wanted to do this for a very long time. I’ve wanted to get rid of disposable air filters, take back all the space that the original air box used up for no good reason, –and I also managed to solve the rough idle problem I’ve been having for some time now!