SpitListers,
I always used the Ford oil filters on my racecars, the
can size does make a difference:
1) More volume of oil in the system means lower oil
temperatures. Cheaper than a custom oil sump.
2) Larger can means more filter media, more surface
area to trap impurities, less pumping loss through the
filter. Cheaper than a high volume oil pump.
3) Larger can means more external surface area to
dissipate heat. Cheaper than an oil cooler.
Of course, my racecar had all three of the hardware
pieces mentioned above, but I still ran the bigger
can.
So does an increase of 1/2 qt of oil volume make a
difference?
Well, that's a ratio of 5 to 4.5, or about 11%.
That can make a lot of difference, IMHO.
Carter Shore
--- BillG <wrgingerich@qwest.net> wrote:
> ... I know
> some people have even used the Ford standard FL-1A.
> ... I
> don't think the size of
> the filter "can" makes much difference.
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