Johnmowog@aol.com had this to say:
>It's just cheap insurance to use a high quality hanging filter. You won't see
>anyone with professional qualifications race with an inverted filter, and you
>don't see any other cars built with one...[snip]
Hmmm, I wonder... I'd swear I've seen a Ferrari V12* with "inverted"
filters (2 of them)... funny, it was using Fram filters, too (I'm not
kidding). And my Mopar small block has a horizontal-axis oil filter (is
this the best of both? the worst? or a compromise?). Maybe there's just
more than one way to skin a cat...
*I just found a picture of it. The classic Colombo V12 as found in the
365 GTC/4 (and many others) has two filters nestled in the "vee" -- in
the "inverted" position. What does that tell us?
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
Runs great,
looks particularly bad since some SUV clown backed into it.
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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