My curiosity has gotten the best of me......

[irocurpony]

ive used baldwin before for my appication on my lt1 it was the longest and held the most oil compared to other brands i had used. I have a auto parts store local to me that sells hastings i might try them next seems to be the best oil filter with a nitrile adbv.

 

[cp3]

Originally Posted By: river_rat
Originally Posted By: cp3
river_rat, what is it you like about Wix/NAPA Gold better than Baldwin? Any chance it's the dome end bypass? Just curious as my apps have an internal bypass.


Yes. Availabiltiy, I trust in their good balance of easy flow and filtration, sturdy, thread end bypass. Lots of media in my applications. Wix/NG scored well in my own informal filtration tests, although I did have one that had a tear and kind of failed, but I think I tore it opening it. All the rest did great.

So, since it is a known familiar quantity, and my engine bypasses some much above 3000 RPM according to a pressure drop test I did on that actual engine with the specified 51348 Wix oil filter, I prefer the thread end bypass.

I still would use Balwin/Hastings in som apps, if I could get them locally.


Cool, thanx!