It’s not just cold air that counts, its how you get it!
The newest 1979-1993
Mustang Cold Air Induction kit to hit the market is unlike any other before it!
While there are many aftermarket fox body Mustang Cold Air Intake kits
available today, only the new “Fox-Box” from Chicane Sport Tuning delivers
straight line, unrestricted airflow from your fenderwell to your engine, to
ensure maximum performance levels. Its unique design equates to no loss in horsepower
and maintained idle quality. This kit combines optimum performance with
downright good looks and meter flexibility, to deliver one heck of a great cold
air package.
Now
lets get straight to the point on what is meant by “straight”. Chicane developed
the Fox-Box to move air from the fender in a straight line with zero
restrictions. Other kits also bring cool air in from the fender but unlike the
Fox-Box they may actually limit your cars performance. Here’s why: Air is
basically lazy and does not like to be redirected. Twists and turns in other
designs redirect airflow causing turbulence and restricted airflow. The Fox-Box
cold air kit allows a straight and
unrestricted shot of cold air, direct from the filter through the mass air
meter. Just what’s needed to ensure maximum performance!
Of course performance of
this level does not come without sacrifice. The restrictive factory fender air
passage must be enlarged in order to facilitate the Fox-Box which relocates a
cone style air filter out into the outer fenderwell and repositions the mass
air meter directly behind it. The Chicane straight-line power pipe then
attaches to the meter to deliver unrestricted cold air directly to your engines
throttle body assembly.
If maximum performance
alone is not enough to get you excited about new Chicane Fox-Box Cold Air kit
then consider its flexibility. Meters as small as your OEM unit, right up to
the large 90mm Ford Lightning meter can easily be connected, often without
removal the Fox-Box” itself. By simple design, the Fox-Box adopts for use with
most common OEM stock and aftermarket air meters. The air meter either bolts
directly to the Fox-Box or uses a specially designed adaptor plate, to ensure
maximum flexibility. As your performance levels increase, often so does the
size of your air meter. It’s nice to know your cold air intake can easily
handle the change. With this kit, your only cold air restriction is determined
by what size meter you decide is right for your current performance level.
For those of us concerned
about under the hood show car appearance, the Fox-Box offers plenty of
flexibility in this department as well. The Fox-Box is available in “racers raw” aluminum, gun
metal grey or black anodized with the power pipe available in either “racers raw”
aluminum, brushed, polished or powder coated finish. Custom colors and finish
is also available upon request so you can color
co-ordinate your cold air upgrade to perfectly match your engine bay
appearance.
The Chicane Cold Air kit
comes with the Fox-Box fender insert, Chicane straight–line power pipe, high
quality hoses and T-bolt clamps. Retailing at $299.00, with an introductory
price of $199.00, one can expect this to be one very popular upgrade with fox
body owners.
Now
lets follow along as Joe Gosinski at Chicane
Sport Tuning demonstrates exactly what is involved for you to upgrade your fox
body Mustang, to one of their Fox-Box cold air kits.
Step 1
The Fox-Box kit includes a
Fox-Box fender insert, air filter adapter flange, cone style air filter,
Chicane straight–line power pipe, high quality hoses, T-bolt clamps, attachment
bolts and screws. An air meter adapter flange and gasket is also included if
required for your specified meter. While available in a variety of finishes and
colors, our kit consisted of a black anodized Fox-Box with a “racers raw” aluminum power
pipe.
Step 2
Before starting, Joe
identified the following tools to use to complete the install:
Air or Saber Saw (could
substitute for handsaw blade and patience)
Channel Lock Pliers
Door Panel Removal Tool
Air or Power Drill with 1/8 Drill Bit
Air Ratchet or Conventional Ratchet
Straight End Screwdriver
Phillips Screwdriver
Short Extension
7/16 and 5/16 Sockets
Awl or Fine Point Punch (missing from photo)
Step 3
Before you can begin the
install you first need to remove the existing air intake system from your
stang. In our case it is an aftermarket cold air kit but the same process
procedure applies to the stock OEM system.
To start loosen the intake hose clamp and separate the hose from the throttle
body assembly.
Step 4
Next remove the bolts
holding the air meter bracket to the passenger side fenderwell.
Step 5
Remove the four bolts attaching the air filter box to the inner fenderwell. For the stock OEM air box
(not pictured), first unclip the air box panel and remove air filter. Now
remove the two upper bolts and two lower bolts located inside the air box then remove the stock air box. Check inside the inner fenderwell for the stock air silencer and if there, remove.
Step 6
With all of the attachment
points disengaged, remove your old air intake system from the car. If the stock
OEM air meter will be used with your Fox-Box installation then refer to
Article Sidebar
on how to remove meter from
your old air intake system.
Step 7
As you can see from the photo, it is easy to see the straightline airflow
improvement the Chicane Fox-Box provides, even over the aftermarket unit just
removed. Also note the improved angle of the air filter and repositioned air
meter directly behind it.
Step 8
Check out the small inner
diameter of the stock OEM meter on the left to the significantly larger opening
of the Ford 90mm air meter pictured on the right. Now that can make a whopping
big difference in unrestricted airflow, especially when matched up with the
Chicane Fox-Box.
Step 8
With the old air intake
system out of the way, lets begin the installation of your new upgrade. Start
by using the door panel removal tool to pop the two wiring harness retaining
clips from the inside fenderwell and reposition the wiring harness out of the
way.
Step 10
Next use the Fox-Box inner
fender panel to mark out how much the restrictive factory fender air passage
must be enlarged in order to facilitate your new Fox-Box. Position the inner
panel and use a marker or scribe to trace out the inside hole in the panel to
your inner fender panel.
Step 11
Now comes the tricky part.
Depending on how tidy a job you want and how much patience you have, you can
decide to use a saber saw to quickly enlarge the opening or leverage your
patience and slowly slice through it
with a hack saw blade. Regardless of what method you choose, cut on the outside
of the line to ensure a nice snug fit.
Step 12
Taking our time using the
saber saw, the operation took less than five minutes and left a very clean and
tidy cut.
Step 13
With the dirty work out of
the way, the next step is to assemble your new cold air system using the
Fox-Box kit. To begin, attach the gasketprovided with your kit, to your air
meter.
Step 14
Next attach the air filter
adapter flange and air meter to the Fox-Box using the bolts provided with your
kit. In the case of certain air meters, an air meter adaptor flange is also
included and must be used to attach your model air meter to the Fox-Box.
Step 15
Picture shows air filter adapter flange and air meter attached to
the Fox-Box ready to be installed in your car
Step 16
Next use a screwdriver to fasten the air filter to the air filter adaptor
flange, using one of the T-clamps provided.
Step 17
Slide the hose and T-bolt
clamp over the air meter and use a screwdriver to tighten.
Step 18
Next
position your Foxbox in your fenderwell. Check for proper fit.
Step 19
Be sure to run you your
Air meter wiring harness behind the Fox-Box and re-attach to the Air Meter.
Step 10
Align your new Fox-Box and
Use an awl or other sharp pointed tool to punch 3 evenly spaced attachment
holes in the Fox-Box panel.
Step 21
Using a electric or Air
drill with an1/8” bit drill the 3 attachment holes
Step 22
Next using a Phillips
Screwdriver install the screws supplied with your kit to attach your new
Fox-Box to the fender well.
Step 23
Now you are ready to
attach the Chicane straight–line power pipe to the throttle body. First slide
the rubber coupling onto the throttle body then install 2 clamps supplied with
the kit and fit the straight–line power pipe onto the coupling.
Step 24
Use same procedure to
attach the other end of the Chicane straight–line power pipe to the Air Meter
using the remaining coupling and clamps supplied with the kit.
Step 25
Make sure the Chicane
straight–line power pipe are properly seated at both ends and securely tighten
all 4 clamps using a 5/16” socket and ratchet.
Step 26
With the installation now
completed, its time to fire up the engine and experience first hand how the
Fox-Box can maximize your pony’s deep breathing performance.
SOURCES:
Chicane Sport Tuning 1908 Delamo Blvd Torrance, California 90501
