Fram OG Ultra & Synthetic Endurance (Just some pics)

[cman]

Just some pics I took at Walmart side by side... cartridge style so you can see the media well.

 

[ZeeOSix]

Both claim to have the same efficiency (99+% @ 20u) per Fram, and the construction is the same - and both made in the USA. I'd buy the one that costs the least in this case, since I don't care about the difference between a 20K and 25K mile use rating.

 

[blufeb95]

I'd take the pink over the Endurance on cartridges that are still made the old way.

 

[fantastic]

Great photos of these just be careful opening these inside the store. I do the same thing to take a peek but you never know.

 

[cman]

Both claim to have the same efficiency (99+% @ 20u) per Fram, and the construction is the same - and both made in the USA. I'd buy the one that costs the least in this case, since I don't care about the difference between a 20K and 25K mile use rating.

I originally thought the Synthetic Endurance had plastic mesh backing, and a thinner media.. but it seems that may have been just one model I saw in a YouTube video.. These two filters were both identical except for color. Very robust, and the media felt thick.. I honestly could not tell any difference except for the pink versus white media. I am curious if it is dyed pink.. or maybe its normally pink and then thew new media is bleached white... either way, much more similarities than differences.

 

[blufeb95]

The pink looks thicker to me, the white has more sharp corners at the edge of the pleats while the pink looks like it's more round, the Endurance are only a single layer while the old Ultra were a double layer, although the endurance the single layer is probably a little thicker than a single layer of the Ultra.

 

[Soft Cars]

Great photos of these just be careful opening these inside the store. I do the same thing to take a peek but you never know.

One of these days I'm going to setup my camera on a tripod along with some special studio lighting for the filter isle.

 

[skaughtz]

Great photos of these just be careful opening these inside the store. I do the same thing to take a peek but you never know.

I always open them up in the aisle before buying them. I have encountered quite a few cheap filters in more expensive boxes because some people are jerks.

 

[fantastic]

I always open them up in the aisle before buying them. I have encountered quite a few cheap filters in more expensive boxes because some people are jerks.

very good point. It pays to check them.

 

[The motor guy]

I always open them up in the aisle before buying them. I have encountered quite a few cheap filters in more expensive boxes because some people are jerks.

How do you remove that clear sticker? I can never peel them off without the cardboard getting ripped off with it

 

[skaughtz]

How do you remove that clear sticker? I can never peel them off without the cardboard getting ripped off with it

I don't leave the house without a pocket knife. I only slice that sticker if I intend on buying it. But if I open it and some jerk swapped it out for a cheapo filter I will know before I leave the aisle and can drop it off with customer service. So really, everyone wins thanks to my trusty pocket knife.

 

[The motor guy]

I don't leave the house without a pocket knife. I only slice that sticker if I intend on buying it. But if I open it and some jerk swapped it out for a cheapo filter I will know before I leave the aisle and can drop it off with customer service. So really, everyone wins thanks to my trusty pocket knife.

I'll look at 3 or 4 of them before I find one with louvers I like lol. Fram is the only one that has the seal though

 

[Glenda W.]

Personally I’d go with the pink media. We know how well it tested.

 

[Sayjac]

Both look good. And having recently checked out the current FE cartidge for Penstastar application up close, I'd choose the least expensive of the two.