K&N Oil Filter Change

[Dekay]

Hey everyone,
I remember hearing that you can put in an oil filter that is made for a 4.3L engine such as a Blazer and put it into a Camaro. This true?

[fenderman]

Why would you want to do this? I am curious. It doesn't up your horsepower any, and if you are setting the system up for racing, there are several oil filter adapters out on the market that let you run just about anything you want.

So, I'm curious... why the 4.3 filter???

[Tellez]

I read about this at zzperformance and it says that the filter from the 4.3 is about one inch longer and it filters your oil better.

[mjparme]

Even if there is a filter that "filters your oil better" could you quantify the results of this??

Going over 100,000 miles in the 3.8 L seems pretty common so I am not sure what you would be trying to accomplish by having a "better" oil filter.

I haven't heard about any common issues with engine life being reduced in our cars because of debris in the oil.

[Red2K1]

Dekay,

Using oversize oil filters on 3.8L is common. Two oversize oil filters for the 3.8L are: AC Delco PF52 and Purolator PL24011. There are many others. Don't know the K&N number.

I like the Purolator.

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[Bliggida]

regular and routine maintainance is the biggest deciding factor to engine longevity.

The engine with the top of the line oils and filters changed at 10,000 miles. Will live a short life compared to the engine that uses the cheapest no-name brands changed at 3,000 miles.