WIX Filter - Quality?

[1stToyota]

Originally Posted by TheSilkySmooth

You can use the WIX 51396 if you want a slightly longer filter with more surface area. NO worries, the 96 has the same specs for bypass, flow and beta ratio. Purolator kills the wix for flow though. If you wail on the hamster, you want the Purolator.

I use to like WIX until I saw a cut-away of one: high quality and cool looking bypass valve, but very small filter media because of the large size of the bp valve.

[TheSilkySmooth]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

I use to like WIX until I saw a cut-away of one: high quality and cool looking bypass valve, but very small filter media because of the large size of the bp valve.

Agreed. I'm wondering if the NAPA "pro select" (not gold) uses a different bypass arrangement. I got one on there now - but I have a Purolaotor-made Bosch going on next. Ist you still loving the Pennzoil Platinum? I was thinking that or Mobil1 AFE 0w-30, it has a good additive package according to virgin oil analyses I read, and its on sale at wallyworld right now for about $22/5qt