K@N oil filters ?

I have read some confliciting stories about the K&N filter as well as the Mobil 1 oil filter. Everyone agrees they filter better but they are also more restrictive. The controversing surounds is it better to restrict the oil flow some to achieve better filtering or not have as good filtering and have better oil flow.

Personally I shop for filters based on price. For the past couple of years I have been using Motorcraft filters. They are made by Purolator and typically cost about $2.50 at Wal-Mart. They also are spoken highly of on the oil & filter forums. The other thing I do is purchase the largest filter that will fit the vehicle. Most of the vehicles I own will take the FRAM PH8A or PH43 size filter regardless of what the factory provided. This has served me well of the past 30+ years with all my daily driven vehicles going well beyond 200,000 miles before being retired and never having had an engine failure.

BTW, if you have a filter failing at 75 psi it's a defective filter not an inadequate design. FWIW, the only filter I have ever had fail in 30+ years was a Wix that leaked where the can is swagged onto the base.