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Old 08-07-2012, 08:02 PM
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I was just looking at the parts store and the only synthetic castrol that they had was castrol edge with syntec. While we're at it what filters do you guys use?
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Yes edge with syntec is the castrol i use. I also use the ac delco filter.
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I try and stick to fram x gaurd only for the ease of pulling it off. If not that I've used delco
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Fram is the worst filter in the world
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what do u guys think of royal purple
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I use wix filters. I use mobile 1 or castrol syntec
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Most of our builds here get mobile 1 0w-40 and a gm filter.
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Bosch and Purolator Pureone are very good filters at a reasonable price. Mobil One and K&N are also good but pricey. Anything but Fram is ok though. Some good features to look for are high efficiency (>99%), nitrile anti drainback valve, and lots of filter media.
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I've been running Mobil1 10w-30 synthetic in my car because previously it was running 5w-30 and noticed that warm idle pressure after about 2500 miles would drop to about 30-35 psi whereas when fresh it'd hit about 40 psi. I recommend either the Wix, K&N filter with the wrench off nut at the bottom or the recommended Mobil1 filter.

Sorry Demon, but I got to side with John there, Fram is about the worst filter imo that you can ever use on a car. Can't remember where it was that I seen it, but on a comparison chart, fram was actually the worst filter tested.
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I use either a wix or delco filter on my stuff
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