In the old days I would only use Fram filters. Saw an article a while back that basically confirmed your findings. No more Fram's for me! Just like Pennzoil, an inferior product with good marketing!! Herb 1956 Plymouth Belvedere 361 1959 Coronet 326 Poly 1961 Belvedere Custom Suburban 318 Poly 1962 Dodge Dart 225 Slant Six 1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1L 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361 1999 Durango SLT 5.9L 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1L St. Louis, MO. http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo42009.html -------Original Message------- From: William Harrison Date: 4/30/2010 11:45:23 PM To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: What oil? Rotella T? If you cut a fram filter in half and compare it to "any" other filter, you will find that "any" other filter is better. A few years ago I cut a fram, bosch, mobile 1, ac delco, and stp in half. It was laughable to see the lack of filtering material in the fram. The mobile 1 was the best with the bosch coming in second and the stp filter was better than the ac delco. It is an easy way to find out if you are getting a good filter or not. Synthetic oil is so much better for your engine. Makes it run cooler, much better lubricating and lasts longer. Later Bill Harrison 65 Coronet 2 dr post. --- On Fri, 4/30/10, Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Jim Altemose <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: What oil? Rotella T? > To: "1962to1965mopars" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 12:18 PM > > Any new opinions on the best oil to use in our old cars? > > I recall there was some discussion a while back regarding > Rotella and > whether or not the formula changed. Is Rotella T > Triple Protection > still a good choice? Is there less ZDDP than there > used to be and > should some be added? FRAM filters? > > How about synthetic? I think I recall Don Dulmage was > not a fan and > thought it wasn't 'springy'. > > As always, thanks. > > - Jim > Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY > '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge) > '63 Polara 500 (383) > '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge) > '71 Bronco > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. This email was sent to: arc.6265@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx u/?bUrDWg.bSONJP.YXJjLjYy ?p=TEXFOOTER