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Longhorn Man · 10-04-2004, 11:08 PM

Wow, back from the dead.

76cheyenne · 10-04-2004, 11:29 PM

Well I have been using FRAM for awhile now and I'm thinking of changing after I saw that website and moving on to something else. I'm thinking of Baldwin oil filters. What do you guys think? The website said they were pretty good and I can get them for pretty cheap b/c the baldwin filters plant is in my town.

Fred T · 10-05-2004, 01:24 AM

Wix or AC Delco.

I have a question about the TP filters. How many pages out of the Sears & Roebuck catalog does it take to fill one?

RON WOODGEARD · 10-05-2004, 06:06 AM

This discussion has been going for a long time, It's quite interesting... I wish we normal everyday guys had a way to test for actual filtration capabilities and flow comparisons...

Has anyone ever heard of "WEB" oil filters??? I bought one the other day, All the store had was Fram or this one, So I bought it just to see if the guy behind the counter knew his stuff.... I went to the oil site, and this one does not match anything listed.. As to the manufacture, selling under a different name.. This filter is made in mexico, There is a web site for them, but you have to have a password to enter, and I didn't see anywhere to join to be able to log in....

WWW.web-filters.com

sbc350gearhead · 10-05-2004, 03:46 PM

Baldwin filters are excellent. You really can't go wrong with them. Amsoil filters are also made by baldwin.

Curbstone Mech · 10-05-2004, 05:01 PM

I've been using Hastings for years, they've worked well for me.. Anyone have an opinion on them?

sbc350gearhead · 10-05-2004, 05:30 PM

Hastings are also made by baldwin. They are baldwin's el cheapo line. Premium construction and excellent flow, but filtration isn't the best. Many experts believe that flow is the most important quality of a full flow oil filter though.

Curbstone Mech · 10-06-2004, 03:01 PM

Sounds like I should just go for the Baldwin.
I've been using Mobil 1 for a little while, and I might as well have a better filter to go with the better lube

sdmahr · 10-06-2004, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryan68custom

I hate to tell you this but the wal-mart super tech filter is made by allied signal (they make fram, Quaker state just to name a few)

Unless something has changed recently, they were not being made by FRAM. 18 months ago I dis-assembled the SuperTech to find construction very similar if not exactly as the Champion Lab filters. A quality filter at the time for the money. I'll examine another next time I purchase one.

Guff · 10-06-2004, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdmahr

Unless something has changed recently, they were not being made by FRAM. 18 months ago I dis-assembled the SuperTech to find construction very similar if not exactly as the Champion Lab filters. A quality filter at the time for the money. I'll examine another next time I purchase one.

Nope nothing has changed, SuperTech has been, and still is, made by Champion Labs. Champion Labs also makes the SuperTech, Bosch-USA and many AC-Delco filters as well as others. I just bought a SuperTech today matter of fact...

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inline6Bill · 10-06-2004, 05:41 PM

I've began using NAPA filters recently, before that used AC Delco oil filters. Mainly due this because recently I get all of my parts at NAPA.

Maximum Overdrive · 10-06-2004, 07:15 PM

I change my oil often enough I use whatever filter is cheapest on the market.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 10-06-2004, 10:29 PM

Wix Or Fram.....

Chevelle454 · 10-06-2004, 11:09 PM

I heard that at many tracks, Fram is not allowed on your engine because it may leak and cause a hazard on the track(oil slick). I work at a parts store (Bumper to Bumper) and nobody likes Fram. The only people that buy them are the people that like the Fram commercials on TV and have decided that they must be good... Most racers that come in run Wix or AC delco oil filters, K&N air filters, and AmsOil full synthetic motor oil. I personally like the Wix oil filter.

Terry Peerson · 10-07-2004, 07:44 AM

Wix

10-04-2004, 11:29 PM	#52
76cheyenne No more Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 134	Well I have been using FRAM for awhile now and I'm thinking of changing after I saw that website and moving on to something else. I'm thinking of Baldwin oil filters. What do you guys think? The website said they were pretty good and I can get them for pretty cheap b/c the baldwin filters plant is in my town. __________________ 1976 Chevy K10 CheyenneTrue Duals with glasspacks and cutouts, Blacked out tails, Rockford Fosgate H/U with 2 Sony Xplode 6x9s and 2 8" MTX Subs with a Alpine Amp. New front clip in primer. For Sale $2000 obo

10-05-2004, 01:24 AM	#53
Fred T Cantankerous Geezer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bel Aire, KS Posts: 6,264	Wix or AC Delco. I have a question about the TP filters. How many pages out of the Sears & Roebuck catalog does it take to fill one? __________________ Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine.

10-05-2004, 05:01 PM	#56
Curbstone Mech Active Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Carroll County Maryland Posts: 300	I've been using Hastings for years, they've worked well for me.. Anyone have an opinion on them? __________________ 68 short fleet 383 stroker, 700r4 373:1 posi 72 GMC 3/4 ton- weekly driver 700r4 351;1 posi

10-06-2004, 03:01 PM	#58
Curbstone Mech Active Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Carroll County Maryland Posts: 300	Sounds like I should just go for the Baldwin. I've been using Mobil 1 for a little while, and I might as well have a better filter to go with the better lube __________________ 68 short fleet 383 stroker, 700r4 373:1 posi 72 GMC 3/4 ton- weekly driver 700r4 351;1 posi

10-06-2004, 05:41 PM	#61
inline6Bill A classic GM kinda guy Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 296	I've began using NAPA filters recently, before that used AC Delco oil filters. Mainly due this because recently I get all of my parts at NAPA. __________________ Old school rap music: a dual exhausted GM 6 with no mufflers. "If you can find a better vehicle, buy it" Lee Iacocca, Chrysler commercials of the '80s. "I did. They are called Classic GM pickups !!!"

10-04-2004, 11:08 PM	#51
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Wow, back from the dead.

10-05-2004, 06:06 AM	#54
RON WOODGEARD Resident Young Old Dude ! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 1,948	This discussion has been going for a long time, It's quite interesting... I wish we normal everyday guys had a way to test for actual filtration capabilities and flow comparisons... Has anyone ever heard of "WEB" oil filters??? I bought one the other day, All the store had was Fram or this one, So I bought it just to see if the guy behind the counter knew his stuff.... I went to the oil site, and this one does not match anything listed.. As to the manufacture, selling under a different name.. This filter is made in mexico, There is a web site for them, but you have to have a password to enter, and I didn't see anywhere to join to be able to log in.... WWW.web-filters.com

10-05-2004, 03:46 PM	#55
sbc350gearhead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 1,413	Baldwin filters are excellent. You really can't go wrong with them. Amsoil filters are also made by baldwin.

10-05-2004, 05:30 PM	#57
sbc350gearhead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 1,413	Hastings are also made by baldwin. They are baldwin's el cheapo line. Premium construction and excellent flow, but filtration isn't the best. Many experts believe that flow is the most important quality of a full flow oil filter though.

10-06-2004, 07:15 PM	#62
Maximum Overdrive December 21, 2012 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Black Eagle, Montana Posts: 1,633	I change my oil often enough I use whatever filter is cheapest on the market. __________________ *"!Ama Sua, Ama Kjella, Ama Lllulla!"*

10-06-2004, 10:29 PM	#63
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Wix Or Fram..... __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

10-06-2004, 11:09 PM	#64
Chevelle454 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 380	I heard that at many tracks, Fram is not allowed on your engine because it may leak and cause a hazard on the track(oil slick). I work at a parts store (Bumper to Bumper) and nobody likes Fram. The only people that buy them are the people that like the Fram commercials on TV and have decided that they must be good... Most racers that come in run Wix or AC delco oil filters, K&N air filters, and AmsOil full synthetic motor oil. I personally like the Wix oil filter. __________________ 1972 C10 1972 C20

10-07-2004, 07:44 AM	#65
Terry Peerson Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bonner Springs, KS Posts: 313	Wix



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