Mitsubishi Mirage Project, Part 3

Raise the car and support it on jackstands. Loosen the two flanges that connect the stock intake to the throttle body (one flange) and air filter box (one flange). Then disconnect the vacuum hose from the valve cover.
Raise the car and support it on jackstands. Loosen the two flanges that connect the stock
Disconnect the air-mass sensor plug from the air-mass sensor.

Remove the stock intake from the engine compartment. Open up the air filter box by unlatching the clamp that holds in the stock air filter. This way you can get to the three 10mm screws that hold the rear part of the air filter box in place. Unscrew those three bolts and remove the rear part of the air filter box.
Remove the stock intake from the engine compartment. Open up the air filter box by unlatch
The front part of the air filter box contains the air-mass sensor. You will be using this air-mass sensor with the Injen cold-air intake. Remove the four 10mm screws that connect the air-mass sensor to the front part of the air filter box. Now you’re ready to assemble the new intake system.
The front part of the air filter box contains the air-mass sensor. You will be using this
Attach the new K&N Filtercharger to the metal end of the air-mass sensor housing and tighten the clamp. Then attach the end of the intake pipe with the silicone step hose to the other end of the air-mass sensor housing and tighten the two clamps (each clamp has one 8mm screw).
Attach the new K&N Filtercharger to the metal end of the air-mass sensor housing and t

For ease of installation, Injen suggests that you disconnect and remove the battery from the engine compartment. Remember to disconnect the negative battery cable first and make sure not to store the battery on pavement while you install the intake.
For ease of installation, Injen suggests that you disconnect and remove the battery from t
Slide the other silicone boot onto the throttle body and tighten an 8mm screw on the clamp closest to the throttle body.
Slide the other silicone boot onto the throttle body and tighten an 8mm screw on the clamp
Time to position that intake! The easiest way is to insert it, pipe end up, from underneath the car. There may be some maneuvering necessary, so it’s a good idea to have a friend stand over the engine compartment and assist while you push from under the car. Make sure that the air filter is turned so that the air-mass sensor is facing the front driver-side wheel. It will be easier to plug in the air-mass sensor plug later.
Time to position that intake! The easiest way is to insert it, pipe end up, from underneat

Once you have the intake positioned in the engine compartment, slide the pipe end into the silicone boot that you attached to the throttle body in step 7. Tighten the last clamp (8mm screw) on the silicone boot, and you’re almost done. Injen suggests avoiding wet-weather driving while this intake is installed. They also don’t recommend going through any puddles and always looking both ways before crossing the road.
Once you have the intake positioned in the engine compartment, slide the pipe end into the
Attach the vacuum hose from the valve cover to the nipple on the intake pipe. Reroute the air-mass sensor plug underneath the hoses and plug it into its receptor on the air-mass sensor housing.
Attach the vacuum hose from the valve cover to the nipple on the intake pipe. Reroute the
Ta-da! All done. Now doesn’t that look and feel better? The only thing left for you to do is bolt down the anchoring bracket so that the pipe doesn’t flop around while you are driving. At the time of this installation, the guys at Injen hadn’t made a final decision where they were going to weld on that anchoring bracket, so we can’t show it to you, but there will be thorough instructions included with the kit showing you just how to finish up the installation. And remember, this is a dry-weather intake. No puddles. Enjoy!
Ta-da! All done. Now doesn’t that look and feel better? The only thing left for you t

We now return to our regularly scheduled Project Mirage story. The last time we saw the Mirage, it had been given a nice low stance and a brand-new set of shoes courtesy of Eibach, Kosoku, Yokohama, and Savas. And now it's back this month for more Mirage-y madness. What's next? It's what every car needs: loads and more loads of nice cool air. It's a cold-air intake!

We searched around and couldn't find one in existence, so the nice fellas at Injen Technology in Pomona, California, said, "Come on over, and we'll fabricate one for ya." They're cool like that. So we scooted our way to their facility, and they put their thinking caps on, pulled out their measuring devices, and came up with a cold-air intake for our little two-door Project Mirage. They caution that, because of its position in the engine compartment, the intake should only be used during dry summer months. But luckily for you, if you don't happen to live on the Sahara, Injen has also developed a shorter intake so your non-turbocharged '98-and-up Mirage can benefit from the technology the aftermarket has to offer when it's raining outside, too. Injen has both intakes available in complete kits with detailed instructions. We thought we'd show you the very first installation of the cold-air intake ever (space didn't allow for us to include the shorter one, too, but it's basically the same without the battery removal). Check it out.