Oil Filter Comparison

MR DERBY CITY · 01-01-2019, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by B Parker

About 5 years ago I bought a 74 corvette that was running in stock. I had a motor built for it and decided to have a straight rear put in it along with some other changes. The motor was done before the corvette was finished. I wanted to race at Indy and put the motor in my brother's Camaro and went to Indy. We raced it a few more times and put it away for the winter. I put the motor In the corvette and went to a race the next year. Made a pass and only had 10 pounds oil pressure. After putting another gauge on dropping the oil pan and chasing other stuff someone suggested we change the oil filter after asking if it was a fram. Yup the racing filter. Changed the filter and bam 40 pounds preasure and a .10th in ET. Fram = Junk!!!!!!! BP

Me thinks you should have changed the oil filter first, would have saved you a lot of time and work.....Happy New Year.....MJ

Coleydog · 01-01-2019, 01:51 PM

I've been reading along and I'll voice my opinion (whatever that's worth).
An oil filter on a "drag car" is like following behind a baby with a paper towel that has no diapers on.
Screens and magnets will catch the iron, aluminum and babbitt usally won't hurt anything.
Change the oil often and inspect.
If the filter gets a little clogged it will bypasses the element, so non filtered oil gets thru.
I'll not run one (free hp) we'll see how it works.
Mike

CMcAllister · 01-01-2019, 04:20 PM

Years ago while still in a dealership, we had a spat of issues with a particular 4 cylinder OHC engine seizing the cam in the head. The common thing between all of the failures was a Fram filter.

I've always used a System 1 type filter in a race application. I know the filter rating stays consistent since it is reused, I know what's normal and what's not, and I use the ability to look at it often at no cost to pay close attention to the engine. I have caught several issues before they became a major problem by doing so as a part of my weekly maintenance routine.

01-01-2019, 01:51 PM	#2
Coleydog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 572 Likes: 39 Liked 53 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Oil Filter Comparison I've been reading along and I'll voice my opinion (whatever that's worth). An oil filter on a "drag car" is like following behind a baby with a paper towel that has no diapers on. Screens and magnets will catch the iron, aluminum and babbitt usally won't hurt anything. Change the oil often and inspect. If the filter gets a little clogged it will bypasses the element, so non filtered oil gets thru. I'll not run one (free hp) we'll see how it works. Mike

01-01-2019, 04:20 PM	#3
CMcAllister Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fulton County, PA Posts: 615 Likes: 16 Liked 920 Times in 259 Posts	Re: Oil Filter Comparison Years ago while still in a dealership, we had a spat of issues with a particular 4 cylinder OHC engine seizing the cam in the head. The common thing between all of the failures was a Fram filter. I've always used a System 1 type filter in a race application. I know the filter rating stays consistent since it is reused, I know what's normal and what's not, and I use the ability to look at it often at no cost to pay close attention to the engine. I have caught several issues before they became a major problem by doing so as a part of my weekly maintenance routine.