HRL, you know a lot more about these engines and pretty much any engine than I do. All I can say is that this style filter was on the truck when I got it and I average 11mpg-13mpg. The last tank was 11. sumpin' sumpin'. That seems about right to me. Are you saying that I would be seeing much greater fuel economy if I purchased one of the steel mesh filters? (I actually would have done that if I knew about them when I got the truck. I wasn't aware of a lot of things about it or what was even available until I found this site.)
Atlanta is basically at see sea level so maybe that helps since the air isn't thinned out.
How can the original 6" x 1" oil soaked , steel mesh filter allow more breathability than this 6" x 2" paper filter? While the engine is running with the filter removed, there is no change in rpm when the filter is installed. If the filter were choking the engine, wouldn't there be a noticeable change in rpm?
Here are the new filters. Ordered on Tuesday, received on Thursday. I hate shopping but shopping online is great!
1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe |1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1969 Pontiac GTO (The Dishpit) I 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
