2005 Ford F350 Front Side View

Standing out in the world of air intake companies is an admirable task, right up there with trying to run for President with no qualifications. Either you make a quality product that does what you say it will do, or your company will not survive. Advance Flow Engineering is an up-and-coming filter manufacturer that probably makes the filter on your truck with someone else's label stamped on it. When we contacted aFe for a new filter for Ford's new 6.0L V-8 diesel, we were welcomed with a new easy-to-install, drop-in, Stage 1 filter housing replacement. New OE filters cost $40 or more at local parts stores, and we wanted more power, longer lasting performance, and something that wasn't made of cheap plastic. Recommended by marketing manager Paul Hardley, we ordered kit number 54-10391, which replaces the stock drop-in filter and assembly with a new high-flow cotton filter and metal heat shield, and it is backed by a lifetime warranty. For $350 and less than 20 minutes, we had a better breathing diesel with 14 more horsepower and almost 50 more lb-ft of torque turning the wheels. Check out the easy install, and contact aFe for more information.

  • 2005 Ford F350 Engine View
    Before we began the install, our donor Ford 6.0L needed all the help we could give it with larger wheels and tires and a stock intake.
    2005 Ford F350 Engine View
    Before we began the install, our donor Ford 6.0L needed all the help we could give it with
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    Included in the kit is a filter and heat shield. Yes, that is all you need to add ponies to Ford's new Power Stroke.
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    Included in the kit is a filter and heat shield. Yes, that is all you need to add ponies t
  • Ford F350 Super Duty Engine Compartment
    Starting things off, the R&D team at aFe removed the intake hose clamp with a nut driver.
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    Then, each spring clamp was removed, and the air filter gauge was removed from the bottom of the box.
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    Then, each spring clamp was removed, and the air filter gauge was removed from the bottom
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    With the clamps loosened and the intake clamp removed, the ducting and end panel was separated.
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    With the clamps loosened and the intake clamp removed, the ducting and end panel was separ
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    Because of the extremely tight fit of the Power Stroke, a couple of shimmies might be needed to loosen the filter from the assembly.
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    Because of the extremely tight fit of the Power Stroke, a couple of shimmies might be need
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    After a couple of attempts to remove the filter from the housing with the radiator overflow hose in the way, the hose and the end panel were removed.
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    After a couple of attempts to remove the filter from the housing with the radiator overflo
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    Access aplenty, the original paper filter was removed and forever discarded.
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    In went the new, cotton element, housed in the metal heat shield.
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    The radiator overflow hose was connected, and the spring clamps were installed.
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    Next, the back end panel and air intake duct was reattached.
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    Before tightening everything down, a quick test-fit was performed, and the kit fit exactly like it should.
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    Before tightening everything down, a quick test-fit was performed, and the kit fit exactly
  • Ford F350 Super Duty Engine Compartment Intake Clamp Tighten
    Once the green light was given, the intake clamp was tightened.
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    Here, the filter check valve (gauge) was reinstalled.
  • 2005 Ford F350 Wheel View
    A couple of dyno runs later and the proof was in print.
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