"Does Fram Qualify"? No....
By name brand I meant the majors/OEM, etc. AC Delco, Wix, Hastings, Toyota, OEM, etc.
Again, it is best to check your vehicle, in your driving conditions, in your dust conditions, via oil analysis to determine that things are really secure. So very many new vehicles have induction leaks right from the factory due to poor build and design quality. One poor fellow searched for nearly a year, 20,000 miles and many oil analysis to finally find his induction leak in his new Ford pickup. The truck continually showed high double digit dirts (with corresponding high wear metals). It was a cracked piece of plastic that was on the bottom of an intake plenum. Obviously cracked during install at the factory. The crack was invisible cold but with heat grew to be quite large.. He would spray ether everywhere and at times, at idle, the engine would take off, other times it would not yet sprayed in the same area.. He had the plenum off several times but it looked perfect. So, it may not always be the air cleaner itself that can cause high dirt intake, accelerated wear..
Dirt is such a silent killer, yet one of the most prevalent engine and component life shorteners.
George Morrison, STLE CLS