Half sized oil filter???

streetdak said

Just an Update, the Fram PH3512 is perfect!! Hot Rod magazine recommended this filter when doing a new hemi swap into an older Mopar.

I myself have always used Fram filters, and Valvoline Oil. Never had an issue with oiling problems in any of the regular or hot rod cars I've ever had. I got 60 psi cold, and 20 when warm at idle. I have no problem continuing to use Fram stuff unless I see encounter some kind of direct problem that I haven't seen before.

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Keep using them , but check how they are built with cheap cardboard end caps plastic centre pieces , even the garage I go to will no longer use fram and he used them for years , he uses wix now . It's your engine , you will never collect off fram for a toasted mill , impossible to prove , that's why the guaranty .
Multy thousand engine and you stick with a filter that is proven on the web to be built like crap ? It's your money .
http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters/reference.html

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""Fram Extra Guard PH8A

This filter cartridge has a small outside diameter with a rather low filter element surface area (193 sqin), and features cardboard end caps that are bonded in place using a thermal adhesive. The rubber anti-drainback valve seals the rough metal backplate to the cardboard end cap. In practice these seem to leak, causing dirty oil to drain back into the pan. If you use this filter and have a noisy valve train at startup, the filter is likely the cause. The bypass valves are plastic and are sometimes not molded correctly, which allows them to leak when they should be closed. The backplate has smaller and fewer oil inlet holes, which may restrict flow.

The telltale signs for a Fram Extra Guard are: It has 8 small holes for the oil inlet and a thin-looking backplate. There are 5 very small crimps holding the gasket in place. If you look into the center hole all the way to the top of the filter, you will see a kind of "button" in the end cap of the cartridge (which looks like it's made of metal from there). This is the plastic bypass valve.""