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Old 11-29-2006, 05:11 PM
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Was doing some reading online on a few oil filter studies done and was woundering what everybody else is using

I use the K&N seems to filter good and good construction plus the bonus of the welded 1 inch nut on the bottom makes for easy install and removal
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Fram- I think it is the bst bang for the buck.
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Wix 51522 (large one), and I run 6 quarts.
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ACDelco, GM uses it I'll use it
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I use ACdelco or wix filter, whichever my local parts store has in stock at the time. As for fram filters, I would stay away from them, they use a cheap paper element that has been known to come appart.
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Fram is by far the worst.. they use Cardboard for the filter element..

do a search on "oil filters" on the "internal mod" section.. there was a 8-9 page discussion on it.. and there was some research and data provided to back up the claim that Fram was the worst... and K&N, Mobil One, Wixx, and Purolator were all equally as good and were amoung the best ones..
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walmart oil filter
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I use whatever is laying around the shop (which is always Baldwin).
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Wix or Mobil 1 whichever store I'm around when I remember I need to change my oil
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K&N 2006 FTW!!!!!i currently have a purolator because i got it free though...
Old 11-29-2006, 06:50 PM
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I use K&N's on all my vehicles.
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K&N, because it's not made of cheap cardboard/paper, and the nut makes it WAY easier to get off with my lontubes. Before I had the longtubes I used AC Delco.
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K&N 2006 (Longer, truck filter)

I hit a hunk of asphalt sticking out of the road the other day and ripped the nut off the bottom of it.

I'm not going THAT way to Houston Raceway again.

*Moving thread*
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I have tried wal-mart, mobil 1 and the delco.

Didn't feel safe with wal-mart for obvious reasons and switched to mobile 1. AFter doing some reading I chose to do what GM would do and use delco .

I did notice higher pressure at idle with the delco.
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I agree with the statement about Fram, I believe a study was done at one of the northern universities and they found that fram oil filters are made with a paper element and cardboard endcaps...

I have been thinking of going with a reusable filter system like "system one" but not sure if they make one that will work
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K&N, I was using fram before I read about fram filters a few years back. The K&N has been doing a great job since.
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K&N HP2006. It flows well, made of quality internal components, and the nut is nice too lol.
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all K&N's in this thread? damn.

i use the napa gold filter. it's all i'm ever going to use. it weights as much as a brick so yo know it's got one helluva filter in that sucker! napa gold oil filter AND fuel filter
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I use the K&N 1007. What's the difference between it and the 2006?
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WIX without a doubt.....


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