the manual says at 30k

some dopey commercial ( i know they want you to buy lots of em lol ) says every 12k

i got about 15.5k and its blakc in some spots but not too bad
when do you guys change it?

 

Get a K&N rechargeable. Hell I have two, one K&N I bought when i got the car it has about 3,000 miles on it and one that came with my shaker hood scoop which I have never used. ill sell you one cheap.

 

cool il PM you

just want to know at what interval should they be changed? 30k? 12k? etc

 

When to change filter system: When you get car home from dealership delivery.

 

K&N, end of story............................

 

Read this:
http://home.usadatanet.net/~jbplock/ISO5011/SPICER.htm

It gives you some info on different filters.

Note, that although KN flows more air than stock, it also lets more crap into the engine.

Here's something a little less scientific, but easier to read:
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/airfilter/airtest1.htm

 

what i want to know is at what mileage does it normally need to be changed?

 

Whatever the owners manual says, or get the K&N and clean it every 5k or so.

 

I believe changing the air filter is dependent on the condition of the air filter. As such when living in dirtier climates I'd suspect you'd need to change it every 7500 miles or so. I know out here in Arid-zona we typically change ours every second oil change since our air is heavily laden with particulates (dust).

Even permanent filters like the K&N need cleaning more often. I've opted to pull mine out and clean it at least once every 6 months.

 

hey Jcopin I have the next two days off so after I get caught up on laundry ill see about what it will cost to ship you that filter.

 

the mustang manual says first change at 30k ..seems a little long but i dunno

 

Obviously with only 500 miles on the ODO it will be sometime before I change it...however, unlike my previous owner's manual which gave you instructions on how to change it...there are none in the '06 manual. It appears that there are three flexible plastic tabs which need to be pulled and then the cover to the air filter housing can be lifted, is that the case? In my '02 you had to disconnect the MAF sensor electrical wiring in order to separate the air filter housing and gain access to the filter...is that the case with the 05s/06s?

 

I know one thing... the filters for our Stangs are not cheap. Unless the price has come down in the past year.

 

Mine isn't bad for 13,000 miles. I have blown it off with compressed air a couple times though.

 

ive found them for as low as 27 bucks and as high as 60$ ..nothing special either

 

geez - i had no idea. now I'm really glad I bought the K&N.

 

so whats the final consensus? I'm going with 10k until I get my CAI

 

Giddyup, obviously you've removed the air filter...is it easy? Procedures? Just snap open the two pull-tabs and lift?
Did you have to disconnect the MAF electrical sensor wiring harness like in the 94-04 models so you can lift up the air filter housing to have room to insert the replacement filter?

Thanks!