Originally Posted by SubieRubyRoo
Dude, where's the proof these are inadequate for their task? Not your opinion, back it up with some real, verifiable proof. Sure, we all get that there are target "optimal" uses for every material, but just making a blanket statement that "NBR sucks" isn't proof. We've covered this numerous times... take Baldwin and Donaldson for example, two of the heavy-industry filter giants. They could use ANY material they choose and nobody would complain about an extra $0.25 cost for a silicone ADBV if it gave any benefit... yet they still use Nitrile for a majority of their filters. I'm going to say they've thoroughly torture-tested all options, and determined Nitrile works just fine. Use the filter within the manufacturer's recommendation and there won't be any downsides.
Agreed..in my humble, not very educated opinion on oil filters... stick with OE whenever possible, or go with a reputable aftermarket brand that meets or exceeds OE spec. Unless there's some kind of recall or TSB I'm made aware of, I'm fine using whatever Champ Labs, Wix or M+H puts in there...if something fails catastrophically, they'll be buying me a new engine - simple as that.