Mtn8er
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- Joined
- August 5, 2006
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- City, State
- Portland, OR
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98' Mountaineer 5.0
Well for the longest time I've had an AirMax intake on my Mountaineer and recently got a deal on a MAC intake so I thought I'd by it and give it a try. One thing I did notice once I got the MAC intake is the tube size. My AirMax tube was 3.5" were the MAC tube is a 3" tube (same size as stock). Also, I noticed my MAC tube didn't have the hole for the hose that runs from the tube to your valve cover. Only the hole for the air temp sensor. Do the MAC intakes (98-01) for the 5.0L not have that hole? Or do I need it? As of now there's no hose running from my valve cover to my intake. Some of you guys who have this intake, please let me know.
Also, I decided to hack my grill up. I cut out all the vertical bars in my Mountaineer grill, sanded it completely smooth (that took 1 day alone) and then painted the inside part with Duplicolor bumper paint which is like a flat black. I just ordered some mesh grill and will be painting it black as well to put behind the grill and behind the bumper hole. I think it will look good. While I was doing that, I also decided to paint my running boards with duplicolor truck and bed liner coating (which I got from parad1mg's thread under body work & detailing). It came out great, I love the texture. It's hard to see in the pics but I recommend it, real easy to do.
New Mac pics:
Grill:
Grill all taped and prept for bar cut out and painting:
Finished, just waiting on mesh to arrive:
Running boards painted:
Also, I decided to hack my grill up. I cut out all the vertical bars in my Mountaineer grill, sanded it completely smooth (that took 1 day alone) and then painted the inside part with Duplicolor bumper paint which is like a flat black. I just ordered some mesh grill and will be painting it black as well to put behind the grill and behind the bumper hole. I think it will look good. While I was doing that, I also decided to paint my running boards with duplicolor truck and bed liner coating (which I got from parad1mg's thread under body work & detailing). It came out great, I love the texture. It's hard to see in the pics but I recommend it, real easy to do.
New Mac pics:
Grill:
Grill all taped and prept for bar cut out and painting:
Finished, just waiting on mesh to arrive:
Running boards painted: