I just sent Chris my order for the intake (along with some brake parts). He said there would be a little delay because of a parts shortage... maybe if labelle gets their soon, I can even get one that's been adapted over.

One thing to watch out for, folks (and a probable reason why Ford switched away from a threaded design) is that it should screw in such that the wide dimension of the electrical connector (and therefore the ceramic arch over the sensor tip) are at right angles to the airflow. Just sticking a right size thread on (or in) the tube may not get it oriented straight, unless you fudge it with a washer.

Also, ideally the thread should be far enough outside that the end of the brass housing is flush with the tube's inner surface, so only the ceramic arch sticks into the airflow. That's probably not the case with many peoples' hand-drilled mounting holes.

One way to do approximate this might be to take a piece of the old plastic tube it's screwed into -- the one with the big flat resonator on it -- and just strap the plastic over the intake with the sensor sticking in through a hole. Of course, this would spoil the intake's sleek aesthetics something awful.


96 GL Zetec ATX, white with pinstripe, nickname " Sam Smooth "
mods so far: CTA intake with homemade heat shield, KVR drilled front rotors & carbon pads w/ 500° fluid
planned mods: exhaust (want to keep it quiet), e-ram (awaiting installation), diablo chip
involuntary mods: compression increased after head gasket failure