Pretwisted media could allow more total surface area of the filter media, if done intentionally.
And while grasping a those straws, it also acts like a Oil vornado twisty turny vortex generating drag reducing laminar flow inducing filter, which will supercharge the oil as it gets pumped to the top of the engine with far less parasitic drag, thus improving gas mileage to the point one has to stop every so often and release the extra fuel accumulated.