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To: autox@autox.team.net, hrspear@coastalnet.com, sportscar48@juno.com
Subject: synthetic oil & filters
From: DOUG GILL 383-4291 <DGILL@a1.stim.tec.tn.us>
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 11:48:56 -0500 (CDT)
          From: Heyward K Wagner <sportscar48@juno.com>
          >  Also, should I go with a synthetic oil filter? 
          > 
          >is there such a thing?
          >
          >hKw
          
          From: "H. Rodney Spear" <hrspear@coastalnet.com>
          >Yep...Mobil makes one, I suspect others as well...supposed to keep
          > it cleaner and last for the longer synthetic intervals.  Though
          > I haven't heard any hard evidence to support this
          
          Naw, they're made out of metal and filtering material similar to 
          other filters.
          
          Oh, you don't mean a synthetic filter, y'all are taking about a 
          filter for synthetic oil!  :)
          
          Several years ago, a friend of mine was an Amsoil dealer and Amsoil 
          had a filter for synthetic oil that would trap more particles and 
          keep the oil cleaner, etc., etc., etc. The down side was it could 
          reduce oil flow. He said it was not recommended for racing purposes 
          and the racers that used Amsoil synthetic used conventional filters 
          so the oilflow would not be reduced.
          
          Also, in 1990, I was invited to a Quaker State function and Kenny 
          Bernstein was the guest speaker. In the Quaker State #26 Buick that 
          was driven in NASCAR by Brett Bodine, Kenny said they would run 
          qualifying (2 laps) with SynQuest. If they were going to run the 
          same engine during the race, they would drain out the synthetic and 
          fill 'er up with 20W-50.
          
          Heyward, I'd stick with the OEM Honda filter and regular oil change 
          intervals. But then, what do I know?  :(
          
          Just my opinion, of course.
          
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