80mm MAF too wide for airbox????

[Mossdahaus]

I'm trying to install my BBB, P&P runners and 80mm MAF on the car. Well I ran into some trouble...for some odd reason the MAF and adapter are too wide to slide into the airbox...has anyone heard of this because I have not??? I searched the part numbers on top of the sensor online and came up with a gen1 Mark VIII. I can post pictures if need be but at this point I'm stuck...???

I bought the MAF off a fellow, well-known member on this board and do not believe he put the sensor in a diff body. Also the shonut adapter matches up perfectly with the maf body itself. Any help???

 

[32MTX]

maybe the adapater is for a cone filter and not meant to fit into a stock airbox?

 

[Mossdahaus]

the maf adapter is the same width as the maf iteself. From every pic I've seen, the maf I have resembles that of other 93-95 mafs. Did they change up the airbox at all in the last couple months of production??? hahaha I just dont get it as I've been looking at pics of other 80mm installs and theres a lot more room around the maf then mine

 

[Phoenix]

the maf adapter is the same width as the maf iteself. From every pic I've seen, the maf I have resembles that of other 93-95 mafs. Did they change up the airbox at all in the last couple months of production??? hahaha I just dont get it as I've been looking at pics of other 80mm installs and theres a lot more room around the maf then mine

Not trying hard enough

 

[Sho Amo]

the maf adapter that shonut sells is not for stock air boxes. You can search ebay for a v6 mustang maf adapter and modify it to fit the stock box.

 

[luigisho]

I thought I used one his adapters years ago with the stock box?

 

[Phoenix]

Well the one pictured isnt one from shonut , its custom made with a 3 inch exhaust pipe.

 

[jayro]

I adapted my stock airbox so that the 80mm maf bolted directly to it (requires a little triming of the airbox and narrowing the bottom part of the maf flang). I then went to home depot and use a combo of some 3" plumbing fittings, a furnco and the stock TB tube. Took about an hour.

Jeremy

 

[Mossdahaus]

the maf adapter that shonut sells is not for stock air boxes. You can search ebay for a v6 mustang maf adapter and modify it to fit the stock box.

Modify the adapter how?

Also, if I rotate the sensor from vertical to hoizontal, I can fit it into the box with the adapter that I have. I have read that the orientation does not matter. Is this true?