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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: Erics5th]
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03/06/11 02:14 AM
03/06/11 02:14 AM
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Glendale, AZ
69L78Nova
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Just out of curiosity, ,why don't people run Mopar filters? I have always run the "090" on everything. I've never had a problem
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1994 F150 XLT Super Cab 2WD
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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: 69L78Nova]
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03/06/11 02:30 AM
03/06/11 02:30 AM
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Granite Bay CA
Kern Dog
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Just out of curiosity, ,why don't people run Mopar filters? I have always run the "090" on everything. I've never had a problem
Yeah, I hear you.
I use the Mopar filter most of the time, but while at O'Rielly buying oil and anti freeze....
The HP1 filters are some of the best you can find on the shelf. Mopar Actions Rick Ehrenberg uses them on his motors. I trust him.
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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: Dr Lebaron]
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03/06/11 01:54 PM
03/06/11 01:54 PM
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Central NC
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From hanging around Hall of Famer, Herb 'Mr 4 Speed' McCandless-it's Baldwin oil filters.  The stories he told. 
Yep.I buy mine by the case form Hensley Racing in Tenn.Run them in my 496 and in my corvette.
That being said I run Napa Gold and/or Wix in my civic(216k) and my Altima(189k) and have run them in my mopars in the past.
Run ANY quality filter you like.And on that note a cheap new filter beats an old well used anything.
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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: desomod]
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03/06/11 01:59 PM
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Kirkland, Washington
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What do you recommend and what part #? Fram HP1 or Wix??
Guys; to be fair, the original post DOSE reference the HP1 which IS a quality filter, unlike the PH8A! It also carries a hefty price of about $10 which makes it undesireable.
Yes buy the WIX (a 51515 by the way)--great filter for a reasonable price.
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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: Pacnorthcuda]
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03/06/11 02:32 PM
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Morningside
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Yup, WIX 51515 or Napa Gold 1515, same thing, best reasonably priced filters out there. I stock up at Napa during their farm filter sale, 50% off all filters, off of my already discounted price! Woo-Hoo!
JS
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06 Jeep Commander Ltd 4x4, 5.7L Hemi, QuadraDrive II
06 Chrysler 300C AWD 5.7L Hemi
10 Mopar 10 Challenger R/T, #483/500, 5.7L HEMI
10 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd 4x4 5.7L HEMI
11 Dodge Ram 1500 LoneStar Quad Cab, 5.7L HEMI, Fulltime 4x4, Deep Cherry Red
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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: 2Bad360sfromNC]
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03/07/11 05:12 PM
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Canton,Ohio USA
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used to work at napa all of their filters gold/siver/racing are made by wix
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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: desomod]
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03/07/11 08:41 PM
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I use a Fram with the black grip material on my truck cause that sucker is hard to get off. Stupid GM put the filter sideways on the 5.7 and very little room around it.
I use NAPA filters most of the time but also Purolater some also.
I've never had a problem with any brand oil filter on a motor.
1970 FE5 Duster 360/904/3.91's SOLD
1973 TB3 SpaceDuster 340/4spd/4.10's SOLD
Moparless for now but when the opportunity is right I'll have another one.
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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: 2Bad360sfromNC]
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03/08/11 03:57 PM
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Coronado, CA
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Napa (Wix) vs. Fram--just because I had the picture handy...
That is a PH8A Fram not HP1 like the OP referenced.
I have cut open a Fram HP1 and PH8A. (I'll go ahead and incriminate myself here). I used to be the "open purchaser" for a military unit I was in. I am a mechanic but was in charge of getting the parts that we absolutely could not wait on the NSN system to re-order. I had get the gov. credit card from the chief and go get some filters. I bought a crap load of PH8A's because that is what we used and I bought one HP1. Yes, on the tax payers dime, I destroyed two filters, BUT it was for scientific research!
The PH8A had cheap cardboard and a rubber band holding the element together. The HP1 was very beefy. Nice thick element. Something you would expect with quality filters. I stretched out the elements and the HP1 stretched out quite a bit farther when I laid them out down the hall way.
The Fram HP1 is the only Fram I would trust and I believe it is as good as any premium filter. It is just atrocious how the PH8A is put together though.
However, for economy, I use a WIX (Napa).Plus, it is tall and it comes closer to my headers on the small block. I have used it twice ome my 3G Hemi though.
I believe anyone that makes a blanket statement like "Fram filters are junk", is an idiot. Yeah, that's some of you.
70 'cuda: ProCharged 408, Tremec 5 speed, S60,triangulated 4 link, Hydroboost and Wilwoods
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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: stumpy]
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03/08/11 06:35 PM
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Coronado, CA
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You were doing real well until you got to calling people idiots. I don't have any faith in the word of someone who resorts to name calling at those who don't agree with him. That's rather childish.
Do you like to make blanket statements? You think that making blanket statements is "grown-up" and RATIONAL behavior? You don't have any faith in someone who calls people names, ..... THEN you call me childish. You're a winner.
Look at just about any thread on Moparts. This place is full of childish behavior. Moparts IS name calling, bashing, crying, complaining, boo-hoo'ing. Yes, there are a lot of knuckleheads here that act like this is an extension of their high school days.
70 'cuda: ProCharged 408, Tremec 5 speed, S60,triangulated 4 link, Hydroboost and Wilwoods
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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: go-fish]
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03/08/11 06:39 PM
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This place is full of childish behavior. Moparts IS name calling, bashing, crying, complaining, boo-hoo'ing.
Yeah, but we've got purity of Youtube links for the kids! 
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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: stumpy]
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03/08/11 08:19 PM
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Fram sucks! Doesnt matter if they make ONE DECENT UNIT- The bulk of their lineup is crap and there is proof to back that up. At least when one buys tools from Harbour Freight or Big Lots they know the quality is low- as reflected by the low price. Fram charges the price of a GOOD filter for their GARBAGE!! Pretty sad when the Walmart Brand Supertech filter is BETTER and LESS $$$$ than Fram.
Keep old mopars alive.
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Re: Oil filter Wix or Fram?
[Re: 2boltmain]
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03/08/11 08:30 PM
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Fram sucks! Doesnt matter if they make ONE DECENT UNIT- The bulk of their lineup is crap and there is proof to back that up. At least when one buys tools from Harbour Freight or Big Lots they know the quality is low- as reflected by the low price. Fram charges the price of a GOOD filter for their GARBAGE!! Pretty sad when the Walmart Brand Supertech filter is BETTER and LESS $$$$ than Fram.
Can't say that is true imo Fram has about 4 or 5 different grands of filters in there line up each 1 has better internals then the next one. Fram gets a bad rap from what is see on the PH series aka the cheapest version Fram makes. People buy the cheapest version thats what happends however to say the whole line of Fram is crap holds no water. From the post about fram i seen i never seen any of the Hp, Xg, DG, and TG series go bad only the Ph versions
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