The great oil filter debate

RAT ROD AL said

I don't see how the new modern vehicles use a filter @ 1/4 of the size they used to be and good for 10,000 miles.

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That is somewhat easy. Foolinjection! Smaller droplet sizes and better metering of the fuel. Going from carburretted to throttle body injected gave better fuel economy and engine life. The smaller droplet size vapourized better and left fewer droplets to get on the cylinder wall to wash oil off. The step to port and then sequential injection provided an improvement each time.
If you have access to a throttle body injected auto, hook up your dial back timing light and take the air filter top off. Start the engine. Use the timing light to freeze the fuel droplets in place. Try reving the engine to 2000RPM and watch. With the dial back you can see as the droplets get down to the throttle blades.
Now do the same on a carburetted auto, noting the size of the droplets compared to the throttle body. Watch as the droplets shatter below the booster venturi.