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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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just got back from the zone buying oil, and fuel filters caught my attention. im sure the guy who had this car never changed it, its at 80k miles so its probably due for one right? is there a special brand i need to get or should i just get one of those autozone ones?
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your fine with one from auto zone. itll probably be a fram.
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i change mine about every 10k miles
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yea I change mine about 10k miles or so.I always get the AZ house brand.
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cool ill pick one up when i go back there. i still need rear end oil and im probably gunna sea foam while im doing all these shenanigans
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fuel filter should free up some power no lie. you can get the autozone one but i get all my stuff from the dealer, its up to u
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how much are they at the dealer? i need to stop there anyways for some limited slip additive.
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how much are they at the dealer? i need to stop there anyways for some limited slip additive.
my brother gets his mechanics discount so i think i get it for like 8 bucks? or 10. but i hear purolater filters are good at autozone, they use the purolaters on airplanes. but i remember opening up a fram fuel filter and a ac delco one and its shows clearly that the ac delco has more filter
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ya i think the one i glanced at at az was like 9 bucks or something
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all delco in my camaro

dyno it before and after fuel filter swap jk
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all delco in my camaro

dyno it before and after fuel filter swap jk
that would be interesting to see power gains after a new filter swap tho
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that would be interesting to see power gains after a new filter swap tho
i swear if u look up fuel filter in the search most people swear it gave them the high end power they have been waiting for
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i swear if u look up fuel filter in the search most people swear it gave them the high end power they have been waiting for
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i remember reading it awhile ago man i tried looking it up but cant find any info
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It may free up some power since you havent changed it, if its the original it will probably be pretty bad.
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sweet! i have a nice little list of stuff to do this week
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Originally Posted by hlaalu
sweet! i have a nice little list of stuff to do this week
AZ might have the limited slip additive... I got some there in a blue tapered squeeze bottle. Brand is Trans-X or something. It'll work... If that fuel filter hasn't been changed for 80k miles it's gonna **** chocolate..
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changed the filter, gas went everywhere... lol is that normal?
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changed the filter, gas went everywhere... lol is that normal?
It should leak some...a puddle, but not buckets, if that's what you mean. Did you remove your gas cap to depressurize the gas tank before you started?
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
It should leak some...a puddle, but not buckets, if that's what you mean. Did you remove your gas cap to depressurize the gas tank before you started?
probably a cup or two leaked, didn't take off the gas cap
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