Yeah, that's not a Mass Air Flow sensor ... it's just an intake temp probe. But it's still a good Idea to insert it into the air flow. Some cut a hole in the top of a filter and fit it there, I inserted it into the side of the filter where it can't be seen. Used a hot glue gun to make a grommet.
I cut the filter with snips large enough to insert the probe, then removed it and used a hot glue gun inside and out to make a "grommet". Put some oil on the probe so it wouldn't stick to the glue and reinserted it while the glue was hot and shaped it around the sensor. When it cooled, I could pop it in and out just like the original rubber grommet.
The wire harness for the sensor will need to be lengthened, that can be done simply by cutting and splicing in lengths of wire.