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here is a good site that discusses oil filters in depth -- some may find this very interesting if using fram filters - just some food for thought -- http://www.frankhunt.com/FRANK/corvette/articles/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.html
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What a surprize, there are some people out there so un-informed that they STILL use Fram junk. Somebody turn the light on for those people. I'm shocked!
Can you get ac delco cannister-type filters? The local parts store only sells Wix and they had a Fram and Wix dissected to show the differences. Looks like Wix is a pretty good brand except the cannister looks identical to all other brands. i wonder if there really is a difference with cannister filters? 
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Well my personal choice is Union 76, simply cuz I picked up 3 at one time on ebay real cheap. So that's my favorite for at least another few thousand miles. Don't know how good they are, but they appear to be put together pretty good. What I have is PF-141's.
Well my personal choice is Union 76, simply cuz I picked up 3 at one time on ebay real cheap. So that's my favorite for at least another few thousand miles. Don't know how good they are, but they appear to be put together pretty good. What I have is PF-141's.Filters
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NAPA Gold Filters are Wix. Just with a different silk-screen. After shucking parts for years through college (At a few parts stores, and not too long ago) and seeing some of the promo demos at SEMA in Las Vegas, they're the ONLY filter I use. A Purolator rep came in when I was selling filters, and cut open a Wix, Fram, Delco, Motorcraft, and of course Purolator and PURE-ONE Purolator filter for comparison. Shocking what's inside those Fram's isn't it?
Delco's used to be OK, but now each P/N uses sub-suppliers, I don't know where the PF-141's come from, but they look identical to the Purolator cartridges.... (Which are still better than the CH-200PL Fram's)
Wix makes about 80% of the private label car-parts brand filters (I know they make CarQuest, Parts Plus, and Napa Gold for certain).
Just food for thought... It might save you some travel time, cash, and convenience...
-Andy/Oldimpala
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NAPA Gold Filters are Wix. Just with a different silk-screen. After shucking parts for years through college (At a few parts stores, and not too long ago) and seeing some of the promo demos at SEMA in Las Vegas, they're the ONLY filter I use. A Purolator rep came in when I was selling filters, and cut open a Wix, Fram, Delco, Motorcraft, and of course Purolator and PURE-ONE Purolator filter for comparison. Shocking what's inside those Fram's isn't it?
Delco's used to be OK, but now each P/N uses sub-suppliers, I don't know where the PF-141's come from, but they look identical to the Purolator cartridges.... (Which are still better than the CH-200PL Fram's)
Wix makes about 80% of the private label car-parts brand filters (I know they make CarQuest, Parts Plus, and Napa Gold for certain).
Just food for thought... It might save you some travel time, cash, and convenience...
-Andy/Oldimpala
Well, it says "made in Mexico" on the box! 
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The only visual difference (without cutting it open) is the outer wrap. They used to be metal and is now something that looks like cardboard.:
The Hastings I mentioned above still had the metal wrap but I can't get them anymore.
I just remembered, I snapped a pic a while back:
: The only visual difference (without cutting it open) is the outer wrap. They used to be metal and is now something that looks like cardboard.
: The Hastings I mentioned above still had the metal wrap but I can't get them anymore.
I just remembered, I snapped a pic a while back:
