Airaid 300-224 Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions

For Part Numbers:

300-224 720-472 Airaid Oiled Media Filter
301-224 721-472 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Red
302-224 722-472 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Black
303-224 723-472 SynthaMax Dry Media Filter - Blue

2002-07 Dodge Ram 1500

4.7L V8

Component Identification

1. Airaid Premium Filter 1

2. Airaid Intake Tube 1

3. Cool Air Box 1

4. Urethane Hump Hose 1

5. Filter Adapter 1

6. Weather Strip 33” 1

7. 1/4-20 X 5/8” Hex Bolt 3

8. 1/4” Flat Washer 3

9. #60 Hose Clamp 2

10. Grommet Plug 1

11. Grommet 1

12. Rubber Cap 1

13. 1/2” x 90° Rubber Elbow 1

14. #14 Speed Clamp 1

15. #16 Speed Clamp 3

16. 1/4”NPT x1/2” Barbed Fitting 1

17. 1/4”NPT Hex Plug 1

18. 1/2” X 3/4” Barbed Connector 1

19. 1/2” x 4 1/2” Breather Hose 1

20. 1/2” x 1/2” Plastic Elbow 1

21. Adapter Gasket 1

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B.

A.

C.

2. Slide the flexible intake tube off of the airbox lid and

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2003-07 Models A) Sq ueeze the tab on the

intake air temperature sensor wiring connector
on the back of the factory resonator, and discon­nect it from the sensor. All Models B) Loosen
two hose clamps. One on the back of the coupler
on the throttle body, and one on the air filter lid
side of the flexible intake tube. C) Disconnect
the crankcase breather hose from the air filter
lid. 2002 & 2003 Models; Disconnect the breath-

then lift the complete airbox straight up and out of the
vehicle.

3. Turn the factory air box over and remove 3 of
the 4 grommets. They will be reinstalled in the
Airaid Cool Air Dam in step #8.

4. Using a 10mm socket, remove the two bolts
that secure the intake resonator to the engine,
one on the drivers side, and one on the passen­gers side of the resonator. Grab the resonator
with both hands at the front and push back and
up to release it from the locator grommet on the
bottom. Remove the resonator from the vehicle.

Filter Adapter Bolts from step #6

5. Loosen the factory hose clamp on the coupler

and remove the coupler assembly from the reso­nator. 2003-07 Models Next gently p ush in on
the temperature sensor and rotate it to the left
and remove it from the resonator. These parts
will be reinstalled on the Airaid intake tube in
step #12.

Gasket

Adapter

CAD

6. Install the filter gasket (#21) and filter adapter

(#5) onto the Airaid Cool Air Dam (#3) as
shown using three 1/4” x 5/8” bolts (#7), and
1/4” flat washers (#8). Refer to the line drawing

above for reference.

7. Install the 1/4” NPT x 1/2”Barbed fitting
(#16) into the CAD as shown. 2002-03 Models
Install the 1/4” hex plug (#17) in place of the
barbed fitting.

8. Install the factory grommets removed in step
#3 into the bottom of the CAD at the locations
shown here.

9. Remove the two bolts that secure the airbox
mounting bracket to the inner fender. They will
be reinstalled in step #10.

B.

A.

C.

10. Install the CAD into the vehicle aligning the

grommets over the locating pins. Reinstall the
two factory bolts into the fender that were re­moved in step #9.

13. Slide the Airaid intake tube into the hump
hose first, and then onto the throttle body. Adjust
for fit, and then tighten the two remaining hose
clamps. 2003-07 Models; Reconnect the tem­perature sensor wiring harness to the sensor in
the tube.

11. Install the hump hose onto the CAD using
two #60 hose clamps (#9). Tighten the hose
clamp on the CAD.

14. 2004-07 Models; Reconnect th e factory
breather hose to the 1/2” barbed fitting on the
CAD using the 1/2” r ubber elbow (#13), and
1/2”x 3/4” barbed fitting as shown.

12. A.) Reinstall the fa ctor y coupler and hose
clamps on to the Airaid intake tube (#2). Tighten
the hose clamp on the tube. 2003-07 Models;
B.) Install the sup plied gr ommet (#11) into
the hole in the Airaid tube, and then carefully
push the factory air temperature sensor into the
grommet. 2002 Models; Install the grommet
plug (#10) in place of the grommet.
2004-07 Models; C.) Slide the rubber cap
(#12) over the nipple on the Airaid intake tube
and secure it with the #14 speed clamp (#14).

15. 2002-03 Models; Install one end of t he
provided 90° barbed fitting (#20) into the factory
breather hose and then connect the supplied 1/2”
breather hose (#19) to the other end. Connect the
hose to the nipple on the Airaid intake tube. Se­cure all three connections with the provided #16
Speed Clamps (#15).

17. Double check your work!

Make sure there is no foreign material in the intake path. Make sure all clamps, hoses, bolts, and
screws are tight. Periodically check the tightness of all hose clamps.

18. Reconnect the negative battery cable!

16. Install the Airaid Premium Filter (#1) onto

the Airaid filter adapter, and tighten the hose
clamp. Install the weather strip (#6) onto the top
of the CAD, starting at the fender, and working
your way towards the radiator.

Thank you for purchasing the Airaid Intake System. Contact Airaid @ [phone] 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST weekdays for questions
regarding fit or instructions that are not clear to you. Your Airaid Intake System was carefully inspected and packaged. Check that no parts are
missing, or were damaged during shipping. If any parts are missing, contact Airaid. The air filter element is protected from direct exposure to wa­ter and debris; care should be taken not to drive through deep water. WATER INGESTION IS THE DRIVERS RESPONSIBILTY! The air filter is
reusable and should be cleaned periodically.

FILTER IDENTIFICATION

720-472 Airaid Oiled Media 721-472 Airaid SynthaMax Dry Media - Red

722-472 Airaid SynthaMax Dry Media - Black 723-472 Airaid SynthaMax Dry Media - Blue

For your Oiled media filter we

suggest using the AIRAID Filter

Tune-Up Kit!

P/N 790-551 Aerosol Spray
P/N 790-550 Squeeze Spray

Synthamax Air Filters do not require oil.
Service air filter as needed by cleaning
with common non-petroleum all-purpose
household cleaner and water. Simple
Green®, Formula 409® or equivalent
works great. Apply cleaner to outside of
air filter and allow to soak. Then flush
filter clean from the inside out with a gar­den hose and repeat steps if necessary.
Do not apply high pressure water or air
to clean filter. Allow filter to air dry and
reinstall.

Airaid Filter Co. 2688 E Rose Garden Ln. Phoenix AZ 85050 [phone] [e-mail] www.airaid.com

REV.11.5.13