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12-26-2018, 05:28 PM | #1 |
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Oil Filter Comparison
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12-26-2018, 05:40 PM | #2 |
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Re: Oil Filter Comparison
I've always raced with Napa Gold or Wix standard filters.
Both motors are currently stored for the winter with 10w-30 and a cheapo Fram filter. One motor was only spun over with the starter, the other fired and driven about 100 feet into the trailer. In the spring, both will get fresh 20w-50 Valvoline VR1 and a Wix 51060 filter.
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12-26-2018, 06:42 PM | #3 |
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Re: Oil Filter Comparison
A 51060 is rated at 21 microns. A 51060R is rated at 61 microns. System One has elements available from 30 to 75 I believe. That rating should be the first consideration as to which filter to use (along with being a quality manufacturer of course) IMHO.
I've been in the automotive business for over 40 years, and have seen and heard reasons to avoid Fram for most of them. Last edited by CMcAllister; 12-26-2018 at 06:45 PM. |
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12-26-2018, 07:40 PM | #4 |
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Re: Oil Filter Comparison
Have always used K&N, never a problem.
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12-26-2018, 07:55 PM | #5 |
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Re: Oil Filter Comparison
used Wix racing filters for decades, now K&P Engineering
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12-27-2018, 02:14 PM | #6 |
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Re: Oil Filter Comparison
Why do people use a filter with an anti-drainback valve if their filter isn't mounted sideways or upside down?
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