wchroustjr Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Hello All, I'm the proud 2nd owner of a 2007 Shelby GT. I like to do my own maintenance on my cars so I know it is done right. My question is about the "Ford Racing" Cold Air Intake that was installed by Shelby on these particular cars. Do I remove the filter and replace it, if so, where do I find the replacement? The filter element is silver colored unlike the K & N filters which are orangeish-red. I've heard that these filters may be removed and cleaned(?) If that is the case how do I clean it. I've seen some K & N filter cleaner in a spray bottle at the auto parts stores, is this compatible? By the way, I haven't waited 11 years to clean the intake, I've had the car for about 3 years and put about 1K miles on it. Any suggestions or expert advice is much appreciated. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Yes, you can clean it ... just like a K&N, I used Airaid on mine as it came in Ford blue ... hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewnagle1964 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 53 minutes ago, wchroustjr said: Hello All, I'm the proud 2nd owner of a 2007 Shelby GT. I like to do my own maintenance on my cars so I know it is done right. My question is about the "Ford Racing" Cold Air Intake that was installed by Shelby on these particular cars. Do I remove the filter and replace it, if so, where do I find the replacement? The filter element is silver colored unlike the K & N filters which are orangeish-red. I've heard that these filters may be removed and cleaned(?) If that is the case how do I clean it. I've seen some K & N filter cleaner in a spray bottle at the auto parts stores, is this compatible? By the way, I haven't waited 11 years to clean the intake, I've had the car for about 3 years and put about 1K miles on it. Any suggestions or expert advice is much appreciated. Thank you. It was made for Ford by Steeda and the filter was originally blue, clean it or just to replace it with what ever makes you happy. i like to use the blue amsoil filters. I don’t remember the part # but not hard to figure out with a few measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchroustjr Posted April 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Thanks Larry & Andrew. I did some checking and found the suitable K & N Filter (part # RF 1041) at Wal Mart for $60.99. The Amsoil Blue filter (Part # EaAU6075) for $69 at Amsoil.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoChris Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 There used to be a video on how to clean/oil it. There is also an after mkt cleaning kit w/blue oil. PM me if you are interested in getting the cleaning kit as I'm sure I saved the receipt (somewhere). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr1961 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) Part Number:281 6005 01, is the Steeda Blue oiling/cleaning kit.It's $19.95 on Steeda's website. Edited April 17, 2018 by mhr1961 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbygolfpro Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 I have heard there was two different filters put on our SGT's, a blue one and a reddish-orange one. One of them it supposed to be oiled (blue), the other not. Does anyone know any truth to that? I just remember Googling it a while back and had came across that but I installed a new intake and filter with the supercharger install so didn't end up cleaning the old filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhr1961 Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 You don’t have to oil the blue one either but it is recommended. It all depends on how much air flow you want vs how much contamination you want to suck in to your engine. Filtration is always a tradeoff, air flow vs efficiency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avidShelby Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 If you want to start over with a new, fresh filter, Steeda still offers the original: https://www.steeda.com/steeda-mustang-replacement-cone-filter-element-96-16-281-ste-100.html If you want to clean your old filter, they also have the cleaning kit: https://www.steeda.com/Steeda-Mustang-Air-Filter-Cleaning-Kit--Blue-Oil_p_8719.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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