LEFT: Pull the factory air filter housing loose on each side (it’s retained by rubber holders) and pull out the housing and ducting as an assembly.

BELOW LEFT: With its kits, Breathless supplies a paper template for cutting the shroud opening.

factory air box assembly with a Breathless-designed air box with a high-performance filter. Through an opening cut into the radiator shroud, the air box draws cooler and denser outside air and forces it through the less restrictive Breathless intake duct. The installation is basically a remove and replace procedure, with the additional steps of cutting the shroud opening and swapping the mass air flow meter from the factory assembly to the Breathless Ram Air piece. If you’re concerned about cutting your factory shroud,