Oil filter question
 

. 509 making about 525 hp.

been running a wix 51060 racing filter. Is there any reason to change to anything elese or stick with the wix? I change it about every 30 hrs if that matters at all.

Dam, there is alot of oil filter info on this site. Should have done a search first. . Sorry for adding another. Mods feel free to delete this


i ended up ordering a mobil 1 m1-303.

Your right there has been numerous threads on oil and oil filters. Try and find the thread where a member posted some pics of practically every filter known to man and were shown cut in half. It was a very good thread to see all the differences in filters. Truly amazing to say the least. I will look for it and post if I find it. It's a good topic to bring up from time to time as products can change fast nowadays.

ran procharged 509, 700hp+ for 5 years using the Wix

WIX Racing is what Eddie Young put on mine.

Padraig

Wix is a good filter but somebody help me find the thread/post where a member posted the pic of nearly every brand known to man cut open. Very shocking and interesting.

Personally I put System One on ALL of my projects, buy one and done, easy to inspect, never fail :)

This Q&A came from Wix's website.....

Q:
I bought 2 of the racing filters after reading they perform well for high perf motors. My problem and question is after reading the filter box, they warn not for street use. Is there something in the filter requiring higher oil pressure or ???. I was going to return the filter because of this warning. My motor is a Chev SB 350 in a Chevelle.
Asked by TONY on June 19, 2016
A:
Tony, thank you for your question. The reason these filters are not intended for street use is the micron rating. These filters will capture particles as small as 61 microns. WIX-51069 filters, for example, will capture particles as small as 21 microns. The race filters are less restrictive, and allow for more flow. However, they are meant to be used once and thrown away (and the oil replaced with clean, race oil). They should not be used on a vehicle that is driven regularly. They will not filter the finer particles that come from the wear and tear of driving a car for 3,000 miles before changing the oil and filter. Those fine particles in the oil can cause wear, damage, and restriction to oil flow throughout the engine, over time. We hope that helps clear things up for you. If you drive your car regularly, we would recommend using a filter with a smaller micron rating, like the WIX-51069.
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Use the regular Wix oil filters. IMO!!

That is correct - racing filters are higher flow less filtration = higher micron sized rated. The same goes for Moroso oil filters as they said that for many years. Also one should not break in a new and or rebuilt engine using Racing filters either.

https://www.fleetfilter.com/filter/A...n-Filters.html

there is some misunderstandings about micron rating for filters.

For our stuff i do like what bup has said ..break the motor in what i do is first hr of run time change it ,and break in oil ...switch to oil i plan on using ...run abt 5 hrs on this set up,,,on third time i switch to the wix filter ,,,,this is just my way as oil and filters r perks with my job ..

break in you want to capture as much and as fine of wear metals as possible. then change your oil. I like that for any engine regardless of what it is.

and another read about Micron ratings.

http://www.alcofilters.com/getattach...n-Rating.aspx/

Yes there are a ton of oil filter threads here but every time one springs up I learn something new!

Any thoughts on K&N for marine use? I did a search without much help. I’m running an HP4 and that nut on the bottom is mighty handy.

I have been running K&N oil filters on my boat and turboed street car with good results.

mobil one oil filters are the exact same as KN oil filters

and both are very good filters that use a synthetic filter media that won't swell up with some moisture in the oil.

I use the K&N on both my Yukon and Honda Fit. The nut on the filter makes it much easier to get the filter on and off. On the Yukon it is a royal PIA to remove the filter.

Padraig

I have used K&N Filters exclusively, been happy with the results. They seem to be the same quality year after year.