Bought one today (Pure 1 ), knew there was something better out there than Fram but can't believe the oiled filter hype plus or justify the beaucoup dolares. Very well made, on visual inspection blows away Fram & STP.
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AC Delco makes the #1 air filters. Period. Yes it's a GM product, but it's much better filter than anything else.
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:stupid:Originally posted by Blaze86Vic
All my vehicles get AC Delco air filters.Save a seal, club a liberal.Comment
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Did not know that. Think I saw them at Pepboys but I was pretty hungover. Wish there was some hard data on "tuneup" parts cause all I want is the most bang/ buck.Originally posted by Blaze86Vic
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The oiled ones are nice, and over the life of the car, the price is much less than replacing a standard filter ever 10-20k.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
Busy maintaining a fleet of FordsComment
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You can sell me on the price/ time angle but I just can't believe the rest of the hype surrounding oiled filters.Originally posted by mrltd
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What hype? It's been proven that they don't filter as well as the some of the high dollar paper ones. No big deal though. Since most engines will last nearly forever with a pair of pantyhose for a filter.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
Busy maintaining a fleet of FordsComment
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I ran oiled filters on my Beetle mostly because there was no other option. It was a small custom filter for the dual carb setup. Prior to that, I ran the stock oil bath air cleaner, which was a horrible mess to maintain. It had 1/2 quart of oil in it that required changing with the engine oil, and I had to clean the thing out and shit. Blah.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Oiled filters just sound like so much work and all of my "research" hasn't shown me anything that "proves" they work better. I hate to say it but Ive seen a lot that says theyre not that great at keeping dirt out over time since they were orig. designed for racing where that is not a primary concern. Sorry to be obsessing a lot about basic parts but Im on a tight budget (esp. after buying a new tranny) and just want whats best for my car in terms of perf. (speed and mpg) and longevity.Last edited by 91 LTD; 07-09-2006, 10:40 PM.
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I have an oil-type filter, sits right next to my alternator and gets lots of shit sucked by the fan. The pipe between the filter and the intake is white shiny PVC, any traces of dirt or dust would show right away, there's absolutely nothing in it though, same for the TB - still nice and shiny, even after two months of driving through crappy summer air (outer surface of filter is nasty now, gotta clean it soon).Comment
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I can't argue w/ 1st hand data like that, K & N?
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You're not seriously thinking of getting a K & N air filter are you? Might as well not have an air filter at all.
As for the oiling thing, my 62 GMC came stock with oil bath, glad it didn't have it when I got it lolComment
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Naw, I bought the Pure 1. Just was saying looks like it does work for Ivan.
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Spectre Performance, not K&N - twice cheaper, flow is slightly worse, filtering obviously better.Comment
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Checked out Spectre someday I'm gonna have to upgrade my air intake.
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