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Sep 16, 2009 | 12:08 AM

smithd7

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Switching from a upf 44 to the napa 1042 or the napa nascar 191042,which is best and what is the difference between the two? Besides price. These are made by Wix.

Sep 16, 2009 | 08:56 AM

CH.CRAFT

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I DON'T THE DIFFERENCE BUT MAYBE SOMEONE ON HERE CAN CHIME IN. THE WIX FILTER IS A GOOD FILTER, I HAVE USED THEM IN THE PAST BUT I AM PRESENTLY USING A K&N.

Sep 16, 2009 | 09:39 AM

jovette

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Originally Posted by smithd7

Switching from a upf 44 to the napa 1042 or the napa nascar 191042,which is best and what is the difference between the two? Besides price. These are made by Wix.

I believe the NAPA 'Gold' is the one to use........It's the one I use.......believe it has better filtration than their 'Silver' or 'NASCAR' filter.

Sep 16, 2009 | 08:12 PM

edaniel7

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NAPA Gold ...WIX....same EXCELLENT filter !!!

Sep 16, 2009 | 10:04 PM

C5XTASY

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Originally Posted by edaniel7

NAPA Gold ...WIX....same EXCELLENT filter !!!

NAPA Gold here!

Sep 17, 2009 | 11:39 AM

smithd7

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NAPA Gold ...WIX....same EXCELLENT filter !!!

After alot of looking on web sites I am going with the Wix 51042.

Found a great site for all Wix filters at a great price. Ordered for all my cars and trucks.

www.fmsfilters.com

Sep 17, 2009 | 12:55 PM

TEXHAWK0

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WIX is what I use on all my cars, including the Z06.
I can buy them locally for the same or less than ordering them when you include freight.

Sep 17, 2009 | 01:18 PM

Bowtie_Brigade

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Wix are good, but all the test results indicate the K&N and Mobil 1 filters are a tad better. This guy has a great web site for oil and air filter test results and discussions:

http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/

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Sep 17, 2009 | 01:34 PM

jrprich

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Originally Posted by TEXHAWK0

WIX is what I use on all my cars, including the Z06.
I can buy them locally for the same or less than ordering them when you include freight.

I buy 5-10 WIX at a time for my cars online and the total per filter price is much lower than local buy.......but this only works when you buy several filters at a time.

Sep 17, 2009 | 11:30 PM

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NAPA usually sells their filters each spring at 50-60% off....

I buy 12 at a time Napa Gold 1042

Sep 18, 2009 | 08:58 PM

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TEXHAWK0

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Originally Posted by jrprich

I buy 5-10 WIX at a time for my cars online and the total per filter price is much lower than local buy.......but this only works when you buy several filters at a time.

I would have to order at least 5 filters to break even with a $10 shipping charge. I like to keep an extra filter, but not that many.

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