UnleashedBeast
Engine Lubrication Guru
Here it is guys, just as promised. Allow me to apologize ahead of time for the terrible quality pics, I'm currently limited to my cell camera....and it sucks!
I have the Ford Racing 113mm cold air intake on my Shelby. I wasn't satisfied with the standard oiled cotton media (K&N type) filter for two reasons.
1. It looks dull and dirty all the time.
2. Not the best media to filter small microns of dirt. It's common to see higher ppm of silicon in UOAs when using filters of this type. You have to clean and oil them just right. Oil it too much and you contaminate your MAF. Oil it too little and you increase the chance of small microns of dirt getting into your engine.
So I decided I would take a different approach and use something I knew was proven to work.
AMSOIL EAAU6080 Air Filter
Nano Fiber synthetic media is far superior to old school oiled cotton gauze.
Here are those terrible pics I was telling you about.
Standard K&N type Ford Racing filter installed
Size and appearance comparison side by side. The new AMSOIL filters blue color really pops with my Vista Blue Shelby, and I love the addition of the chrome top plate with laser etched AMSOIL logo. The filters are so close in size, I can't really tell the difference.
Here is the new filter installed, and it fits like a glove! Looks so much better than the previous filter that was installed.
AMSOIL's price is 68.05, but you can save some cash by joining their preferred customer program. I only paid 51.00 plus shipping. It was worth every penny to gain better looks, and better filter performance.
Preferred Customer
The best part, NO OIL required! You can even clean it with low pressure air or a shop vac. Reuse it over and over, and AMSOIL rates them at 100,000 miles or 4 years lifespan.
I have the Ford Racing 113mm cold air intake on my Shelby. I wasn't satisfied with the standard oiled cotton media (K&N type) filter for two reasons.
1. It looks dull and dirty all the time.
2. Not the best media to filter small microns of dirt. It's common to see higher ppm of silicon in UOAs when using filters of this type. You have to clean and oil them just right. Oil it too much and you contaminate your MAF. Oil it too little and you increase the chance of small microns of dirt getting into your engine.
So I decided I would take a different approach and use something I knew was proven to work.
AMSOIL EAAU6080 Air Filter
Nano Fiber synthetic media is far superior to old school oiled cotton gauze.
Here are those terrible pics I was telling you about.
Standard K&N type Ford Racing filter installed
Size and appearance comparison side by side. The new AMSOIL filters blue color really pops with my Vista Blue Shelby, and I love the addition of the chrome top plate with laser etched AMSOIL logo. The filters are so close in size, I can't really tell the difference.
Here is the new filter installed, and it fits like a glove! Looks so much better than the previous filter that was installed.
AMSOIL's price is 68.05, but you can save some cash by joining their preferred customer program. I only paid 51.00 plus shipping. It was worth every penny to gain better looks, and better filter performance.
Preferred Customer
The best part, NO OIL required! You can even clean it with low pressure air or a shop vac. Reuse it over and over, and AMSOIL rates them at 100,000 miles or 4 years lifespan.
