STP & SuperTech same as Fram?

[The_Big_Red_One]

It looks as tho the STP and SuperTechs have the same style endcap as a Fram....hmm. STP- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/bigodave/STPS8A.jpg and Supertech- http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v631/bigodave/SupertechST8A.jpg

 

[wgtoys]

Same in that they are not metal, but a different material and technology. STP and SuperTech are mostly made from the Champion Labs "Ecore" product line and are probably identical filters. Ecore uses a plastic center tube, fuzzy media end caps and a one piece bypass/anti-drain back valve. It appears to be a product which was engineered primarily to reduce manufacturing costs and consolidate part numbers as much as possible. Whether or not Champ also managed to produce a top quality filter at rock bottom costs is open to question.

 

[RacerE7773]

I still would rather use the STP.

I bought a Fram last Thursday only because it was for the work truck (I had been given the $), and that the AA2 filters were out of stock.

Otherwise no Fram would have been in my hands.

 

[Triple_Se7en]

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Same in that they are not metal, but a different material and technology. STP and SuperTech are mostly made from the Champion Labs "Ecore" product line and are probably identical filters. Ecore uses a plastic center tube, fuzzy media end caps and a one piece bypass/anti-drain back valve. It appears to be a product which was engineered primarily to reduce manufacturing costs and consolidate part numbers as much as possible. Whether or not Champ also managed to produce a top quality filter at rock bottom costs is open to question.

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I would guess the STP has a thicker shell. upgrade ADBV and more media than the Supertech.

 

[wgtoys]

Do you have any data to support the idea that the STP version is upgraded from the SuperTech, or are you just making it up?

 

[wmcutter]

FWIW, just my .02. I too feel that STP is a step up from ST. If you take an ecore for both and shine a flashlight down the center tube, the filter media in the STP appears to be thicker and fuzzier than the ST media. Not a scientific approach but it does look like better media. If I remember correctly, somebody cut both apart and remarked that the media in the STP was more substantial. Just wish I could remember where I saw that. Anybody remember that?

 

[Triple_Se7en]

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Do you have any data to support the idea that the STP version is upgraded from the SuperTech, or are you just making it up?

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There's a mention this past week here at BITOG somewhere that the STP has considerably more media than the Supertech. The rest is a guess involving shell and ADBV. With many store brands that are copies of the original, the next step-up ADBV and slightly thicker shell are common traits to further-offset the price difference.