We are Classic & Performance
Mustangs Inc. Colorado's premier
performance and restoration experts. A
Colorado native owned & operated
business in Denver since 1992, CPM
inc. is an A+ BBB accredited business
serving all makes and models, while
specializing in the modification and
restoration of classic & late-model Ford
Mustangs.
This is the shop's latest demo vehicle, a 2011 Ford Mustang GT California Special. We plan to
update our page monthly as this vehicle makes it's way from OEM to amazing. Current plans
include Eibach Sportline springs, a BBK cold air intake, Classic Design Concepts RTR wheel and
aero package and more. Check back often to follow along with our flagship build here at CPM inc.
November 2011
1: Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2: Remove plastic radiator cover by prying up
the center of the plastic pin heads at the slots
cut on each side. Pull pins out to remove. Lift
cover off and set aside.
3: Remove strut tower brace. Remove engine
cover by pulling up on it to release it’s mounting
pins from the grommets on the intake manifold.
4: Unhook the breather hose and sound hose
from the inlet tube. Loosen clamps on inlet tube
at throttle body and airbox. Unplug Mass Air
Sensor by sliding the red tab back towards you
Codename:California gets underway with the installation of a BBK Cold Air Intake Kit. This simple
power adder not only cleans up the look of the engine bay of our 2011 Mustang, but makes a
marked improvement to the engine note while on throttle. Installation is a snap with no drilling
or other modifications neccesary and will take less than two hours to get the vehicle back in your
hands to enjoy the added pep. Dyno results aren't yet in for our installation, but the seat of the
pants show better throttle response and a bit more torque. (Look for hard numbers soon) Below
you'll find a step-by-step documentation of our installation.
6: Detach air box from lower inlet tube on the
side of the radiator as you lift the box out to
remove. Detach Mass Air Meter wire harness
from side of air box by slightly pulling on the
harness at each barbed mounting pin. Remove
the two rubber grommets from the bottom of
the air box. 7: Remove the stock air inlet tube on the side of
the radiator by pulling up and towards the
engine. 8: Remove the two bolts that retain the driver
side radiator mount. Remove the mount.
you then pushing in on black tab while pulling plug off sensor. Remove inlet tube. 5: Remove bolt on right side of air box that mounts it to the inner fender.
9: Assemble the two aluminum pins to the bottom of the BBK air filter shield using the
supplied ¼-20x ½” Phillips screws. Install the stock rubber grommets onto the pins.
10: Route sound tube under plastic breather
hose, so sound tube will pass under BBK filter
shield. Use stock rubber clamp to retain sound
tube to bottom of filter shield. 11: Install the BBK air filter shield into place and
position over the radiator mount peg with the
rubber grommets seating into their holes in the
inner fender. Install the stock bolt back into the
small tab on the shield and tighten bolt. Reinstall
the upper radiator mount and tighten the bolts. 12: Remove the Mass Air Sensor from the stock
air box tube. Install in the chrome BBK inlet tube
with the two supplied 4mm buttonhead screws. The meter will only mount the correct way. 13: Install the two blue hose connectors to the BBK inlet tube. Install tube thru hole in filter
shield then onto the throttle body. Connect
sound tube to 1 ½” tube on bottom of inlet tube. 14: Install the BBK air filter onto the air filter
adapter. Connect to the inlet tube hose
connector. Make sure the filter adapter is
pushed all the way up against the end of the
inlet tube. Tighten clamps. 15: Reconnect the breather tube to the BBK inlet
tube. 16: Install the supplied sponge seal to the top of
the air filter shield and trim off any excess. 17: Reinstall the engine cover, strut tower brace