http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfi...ilfilters.html
Comparison of several brand oil filters. Detailed contruction and materials used in each filter and each tested.
WIX, AMSoil, OEM FTW.
Fram was what I always used in my S10, I never had any issues oil or air. They always worked great.
http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfi...ilfilters.html
Comparison of several brand oil filters. Detailed contruction and materials used in each filter and each tested.
1991 Galant VR4 1948/2000_________1996 Galant "S" 5 speed 2.4L turbo
I posted the extended version earlier.Originally Posted by 4-G-rim
Fram is absolutely the worst filter on the market, I work at an autoparts store and have actually had to warrenty out several fram filters that have literally had the element get sucked halfway out the filter.
It comes down to this Fram sucks big floppy donkey dick end of story.
Wix, Purolator, and Champion labs.
Wix makes, Napa filters, both silver and gold, and some OEM
Champion makes, Super Tech (yes the wal-mart filter isnt to bad), Mobil 1, Car and Driver, Deutsch, STP, and some mitsubishi and mopar OEM filters
Purolator makes, OE Ford, PowerFlo, ProLine, and other Mitsubishi and mopar filters
Fram makes, shit.
RIP: Colin McRae, you will be missed.
"I shall go before thee and make the crooked places straight."
2001 ES V6 M/T under construction
1991 Volvo 244ti 300 whp daily driver
www.gooichimotorsports.com
thank you.Originally Posted by 6G72gearhead
If you post stupid and incorrect information, you will get red nuggets.
I used fram for years without any issues.
Though OEM filters are a must when available IMO.
Well, i still think Frams the shit...194k and still waxing ppls asses on my way home from work everyday!
I guess things are a little different in the South cuz everyone i know uses Fram.
People around here swear by the shit.
I personally have never had any probs on any of my other vehicles,wifes Ford Taurus using one right now, 116k on hers.
So FRAM FTW!! :smt038
Yup.Originally Posted by 4-G-rim
Lets compare compression test results, now my motor has a few less miles on it, but it has seen more cone courses then probably anyone elses car on this site, I have used nothing but Royal Purple oil and a Wix filter, after working at jiffy lube, and seeing how many problems came from just the filters alone, I wouldnt touch fram, its only a matter of time.Originally Posted by badmitsu
So, compression test.
Front bank Rear Bank
#1: 190 psi #2: 190 psi
#3: 195 psi #4: 190 psi
#5: 190 psi #6: 190 psi
Notice the consistancy. Now I use an oil, RP that has additives to help reduce friction at sustained high rpms, this is overkill for most of you drag racers, that stay in it for at longest 18 seconds. On an average course my engine never drops below 4k for up to 70 seconds at a time, and it stays up there for 15 minutes at a time at Heartland park. And to add the final piece to the puzzle, I use a filter that keeps contaminates out of the engine like it should.
RIP: Colin McRae, you will be missed.
"I shall go before thee and make the crooked places straight."
2001 ES V6 M/T under construction
1991 Volvo 244ti 300 whp daily driver
www.gooichimotorsports.com
Don't waste your money on Mobil 1. It's not real synthetic oil any more. Just go do a Google search, you'll find what I'm talking about. It's legal in the US to advertise Group III-based oil as "synthetic," even though only Group IV+ oils are synthetic. The only Mobil 1 oil that for sure is still synthetic is the 0W-40 for German cars - it's certified BMW LL (Long Life) which means it has to be synthetic. Just don't come to my local Checker and buy all the 0W-40 when you don't have an engine that calls for a real synthetic
None of the main synthetic oil brands are synthetic anymore. That still doesnt mean that they arent better then a conventional oil. The fact still remains that they have an additive package in them that reduces the tendency to become acidic when the oil starts to break down. Mobil, Castrol, Valvoline, Pennzoil, base Royal Purple, all conventional stock with a heavy synthetic additive package. There are very few people on this site with built enough engines or that run them hard enough to need anything more. Base Mobil Clean 5000 is not the same as their "full synthetic". And yes the extra additives are worth it.Originally Posted by WarmAndSCSI
Your kinda like me in that you really do need a true synthetic oil as our heat cycles are often more aggressive then other members of this site. For you I'd look for a synthetic from Red Line, Lucas, Amsoil, Royal Purple that has a more traditional higher Zinc Phosphate content, this is an anti-friction additive so fantastically helpful the government had to ban it. I forget the PPB but above a certain ZDDP or ZNNP level and the oil is no longer able to be API certified. So look for a non API certified oil. The reason for the reduction of Zinc Phosphate content is that it is very hard on catylitic converters, and since this country is currently more concerned with the easy way to help the environment then the more socially responsible increase in service life that it had to go.
Pennzoil is another product I need to crack on but I currently dont have the energy.
RIP: Colin McRae, you will be missed.
"I shall go before thee and make the crooked places straight."
2001 ES V6 M/T under construction
1991 Volvo 244ti 300 whp daily driver
www.gooichimotorsports.com
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