best oil filter
10-10-2008, 07:29 PM
#17
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I usually used the Wix or Delco specified for the motor.
The shop building my 383 suggested I use a NAPA Gold 1060 for the extra oil capacity and surface area.
(I suppose the equivalent Delco or filters would have the safe effect)
Never .. ever Fram.
It's not just an internet rumor, I've seen those things fall apart.
Don't know where you read that.
All of the tests I've seen made those two (and the PureOne) out to be nothing more than a standard filter with a heavy pricetag.
Oh, and the K&M has a nut welded the top ... yippee....
The shop building my 383 suggested I use a NAPA Gold 1060 for the extra oil capacity and surface area.
(I suppose the equivalent Delco or filters would have the safe effect)
Never .. ever Fram.
It's not just an internet rumor, I've seen those things fall apart.
All of the tests I've seen made those two (and the PureOne) out to be nothing more than a standard filter with a heavy pricetag.
Oh, and the K&M has a nut welded the top ... yippee....
10-10-2008, 07:50 PM
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10-11-2008, 01:10 PM
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??? Which one??? I dont see a listing for HP.. Unless you mean racing???
http://www.fram.com/products/oilFilters.php
http://www.fram.com/products/oilFilters.php
10-11-2008, 02:51 PM
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I've never seen a Fram (HP1) racing filter collapse. On the other hand, I have personally experienced the failure of an over-the-counter Fram filter and I've seen several others that have failed. Most of the failures have involved synthetic oil and cold-weather starts on engines with race clearances. We do not typically use thicker weight oil than 5-30 and often it's lighter than that. Moroso, NAPA, Wix seem to hold up OK but I'm encouraging the use of reusable units such as System 1 or Trufilter on race motors these days.
10-11-2008, 11:15 PM
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Wix here. Work part time in auto parts and have had several people come in and talked about the horror stories of a Fram filter collapsing and loosing a motor. I try to steer people away from them
10-11-2008, 11:32 PM
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??? Which one??? I dont see a listing for HP.. Unless you mean racing???
http://www.fram.com/products/oilFilters.php
http://www.fram.com/products/oilFilters.php
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10-12-2008, 11:55 AM
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Have you ever tried a napa gold before posting this? I've used all the best from k&n to mobil 1, and the napa gold is by far the best. I get atleast 5psi more with the napa gold then any other filter i've ever tried.