I had a guy come in at work and asked for a FRAM Ultra oil filter for his car, it was a late 90s Honda V6
I knew right away XG7317 or XG3593A
Filter Thread Size: 20mmx1.5mm
and he said no he wanted XG6607
Filter Thread Size: 20mmx1.5mm
As I said at first I thought he meant XG3593A
Filter Thread Size: 20mmx1.5mm
As you see they are all 20mmx1.5mm and look alike in gasket size
and have bypass valve just the size is diff.. Actually it looks like a 7317
that is cut down in half.
I said sure Ill get you the XG6607 and I asked him why b/c its such a small oil filter
and he said with Vtec engines a smaller oil filter is better b/c you get get faster oil pressure at start up and something about faster oil pressure when you engine goes into VTEC mode
I never want to argue with anyone but I know most people rather have a larger oil filter and just add extra oil.
However what do you all think what i was told about small oil filter with a vtec engine??
And is that true about getting faster oil pressure at start up and getting
faster oil pressure when you go into vtech mode.
I mean he went on and on saying its only needed with cars that had any type of vtec
also he went on to say when he raced cars he would use some sorta device that would have no oil filter at all and how he got 10 - 12 Horse power more.
Have any of you heard this in your life?
Thanks for any response?
I knew right away XG7317 or XG3593A
Filter Thread Size: 20mmx1.5mm
and he said no he wanted XG6607
Filter Thread Size: 20mmx1.5mm
As I said at first I thought he meant XG3593A
Filter Thread Size: 20mmx1.5mm
As you see they are all 20mmx1.5mm and look alike in gasket size
and have bypass valve just the size is diff.. Actually it looks like a 7317
that is cut down in half.
I said sure Ill get you the XG6607 and I asked him why b/c its such a small oil filter
and he said with Vtec engines a smaller oil filter is better b/c you get get faster oil pressure at start up and something about faster oil pressure when you engine goes into VTEC mode
I never want to argue with anyone but I know most people rather have a larger oil filter and just add extra oil.
However what do you all think what i was told about small oil filter with a vtec engine??
And is that true about getting faster oil pressure at start up and getting
faster oil pressure when you go into vtech mode.
I mean he went on and on saying its only needed with cars that had any type of vtec
also he went on to say when he raced cars he would use some sorta device that would have no oil filter at all and how he got 10 - 12 Horse power more.
Have any of you heard this in your life?
Thanks for any response?
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