Haha PV. You could yo use hot soapy water.. Why stop there, use G oil in your bike, made in the USA from algae.
fooey! stop reinventing the wheel! get ready for a LOT of enviromentally freindly e-mails you eco-geek! baroop!
Race engines have larger oil clearances than production automobile engines. SS filters are more than adequate to remove particles that are big enough to cause damage and flow enough to prevent bypass when the oil is cold and thick on start up. Plus it's much easier to see what's in the filter and catch a possible problem before it gets serious. The points brought up by you tree hugging hippies aren't worth addressing... Sorry
those fotos are from ray and look good mine was visually taller and of course measured quite a bit bigger as well, i measured only the metal body. and like i said i swapped the grommet to lose some height.. maybe it was only mine was mis labled who knows. i did my job and filed a report with pc im done.
Just in case you wake up to a 275 gallon tote full of used oil on your door step, I know nothing about the mixup.
fine- i'll jsut do what you failed to do...and recycle it you carbon footprint king! hey rob, mail me the filter. id like to drop it off at ZTR...in person, its only 45 mins away for me. muwahahahaha.
many humble apoligies to the board for massive outbursts of derailments and my angry midgetedness. back on topic.......
I change oil obsessively too. This was the main reason as to why I was looking into these filters to begin with. I believe I will go with the Scotts SS filter. Thanks for all the inputs!
put the Scotts SS oil filter in the Husky at the last oil change. If it EVER quits snowing maybe I'll even get a ride or two... My son has a CRF50. It holds 0.6 liters of oil and has no oil filter at all. These bikes are famous for outlasting several riders and surviving on minimal maintenance. I changed the oil and cleaned the air filter last fall, likely the first time the air filter has been out of the thing (we bought it well-used). No idea where I'm going with this, just seems interesting: no oil filter in it. My Scorpa is also unburdened with any type of oil filter. Holds a liter of oil, same as the Husky. Likely 20% of the HP and a lower red-line...
There is an oil filter in all those Honda engines it is in the clutch cover it uses centripital force. flows the oil through the spinning hub and particulates get flung outward. Sometimes they are REALLY packed with debris when I get to them!! Same concept used on all the early Honda 4T's. I like paper filters: They are convenient but most certainly do pass unfiltered oil at startup. I like stainless mesh filters: They last forever and are insightfull in what they catch...but they are a pain to clean kinda. Quite frankly your motor will fail from dirt ingestion-related issues or part failure-rate, way before the type of oil or filter cause any issue. I promise!
aha! someone is using their noggin! We have heard that we cant compare motorcycles to cars and aircraft because, well, I'm not sure why. Qty. has nothing to do with particulate matter, cooling capability yes to a degree. Cars use more oil because they are bigger engines and need more to cool. Aircraft don't use special filters (I use paper in my CHP helicopter, Know why? Because the stainless engine filter was not up to snuff so we all added paper aftermarkets to make up for their shortcomings in this case). We have heard that some company with few employees out in the desert says that paper is bad and gives all kinds of totally unsubstantiated reasons why. They sell metal filters, that's why. Do we honestly believe that GM, Toyota, BMW or even Ferrari for that matter would risk their business if paper didn't work? How about Boeing or EADS? Some bikes don't even need a filter! Go figure. Use what you want, change it frequently, and know what your talking about before you spread internet and marketing crap to the masses. all is good.
Been using my Scotts ss for 7k miles and no exploded engine. Change oil every 300 miles didn't want to spend hundreds on replacement filters over time...
K&P makes Scott's SS filters. http://kandpengineering.com/testimonials.shtmlHiFlo Husky oil filter http://www.kandpengineering.com/faq.shtml
The difference between enthusiast and professional is vast. I trust the FACTS, not the FAQ's, thank you very much.
Ziptyracing does not sell oil filters, ss or paper. I have sold a couple personaly as part of a cooler project if that is what you are refering to. I am here offering my opinion as helpful advice only. Personally I find your insinuations pointed towards us to be childish and unhelpful to the topic at hand.
Didn't say a thing about Zipty or even imply them. Your opinion is wanted and very helpful at times, your insistence that your information is correct on this particular matter is what I have issue with. It is not accurate, no matter how you spin it or how many misleading pictures you post to make your point. Not peeing in your Wheaties, just projecting a counter view to yours, a professional one that can be backed up.
