Thread: In-Line Fuel Filters

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So I am sitting here at work bored and thinking about my cars instead (so what's different about that. Ha! ) and I thought I would ask a goofy question:

Its been a few years since I purchased an in-line fuel filter, but this weekend I had one of the old closed style clog on me, so I thought I should look into what's in NEW in the market.

I am running a slight modified GM350 with a Holley650 in one car and a stockFord302 with an Edelbrock600 on the other, so nothing fancy or fuel injected.

So what is your opinion on the best in-line fuel line filter?

• I like the glass barrel style since I can check to see if any junk is in them, but I am always afraid that they make crack!
• The closed metal style woked fine but you can't check to see if anything has been trapped.
• I once owned an Edsel and it had the old glass bowl style and that looked cool but was even more of a cracking/breaking risk.

I am partial to the Fram in-line Cannister type-

i purchased a mister gasket glass gas filter. within a day it started to leak. i use a plastic clear one. never had any problems and i can see when it needs changing.

I also like the glass style inline filters so you can see what you have in there. Ran one a couple years until I was replacing a cooling hose from the tranny to radiator. Hose was tight and I was pulling hard, when it finally gave way smashed the glass filter against the motor... I've run a metal one ever since ...

-Chris

I`d recomend anything but glass, The anodized Russell ones are not bad

Is there a problem with running a filter after the mech fuel pump, up near the carb, or should it go prior the fuel pump. Seems to me, alot of guys run a filter up near the intake (maybe thats just for bling...???)

How 'bout one of these from Speedway?

Originally Posted by Gusaroo

Is there a problem with running a filter after the mech fuel pump, up near the carb, or should it go prior the fuel pump. Seems to me, alot of guys run a filter up near the intake (maybe thats just for bling...???)

Rules of thumb I was taught

Electric pumps = before the pump
Mechanical = after the pump

It seems to me that having the filter near the carb, gets thedebrie right before it goes where you don't want it to go. I haven't heard of anyone with problems related to standard in-line fuel filters. On highperformance high fuel demand engines, I don't know? I also like the glass ones for the visability factor, but have also experience the glass shatter(on my motorcycle, now I use a billet one, and just routinely check the filter screen when I do an oil change. Works well! Barb I like the idea of the plastic ones, I just wish they were prettier!

I just put an inline Trans- Dapt glass filter between the pump and carb on my '65 Rambler.. had to use it because of it's small diamater w/ the valve cover and air cleaner..

I use the Fram cannister type like 35Window uses. In the 57 I have it mounted in the engine compartment on the fender just before the fuel distribution block (to the 3 carbs). The 57 has a SW electric fuel pump mounted in the rear under the rear bumper. On the 34, I have one mounted on the frame just after the Holley electric fuel pump which is mounted on the frame behind the real wheel. Also have a standard in line metal one between the fuel tank and the pump.

The cannister type is easy to change and the replacement filters are reasonable at about $6.

Couldn't find this photo before. This is what I really wanted to use but had to go to the Speedway shown above. I really wasn't too happy that my exhaust was within 2" of the canister. This is a Summit/Fram clone and real pretty.

Never - ever will I ever use a glass filter - they break. Been there - it got real hot. But I can look at it in a positive manner - my fire extinguisher test was successful. Did I say never a glass body filter - at least on one of my cars ??

i have mine mounted about 2 inches before my carb. after my mechanical pump. As Stovens stated it is not the prettiest but it is very functional.

I use two... one before the electric pump and one just before the carb... a little added assurance...

-Chris

Originally Posted by Gusaroo

Is there a problem with running a filter after the mech fuel pump, up near the carb, or should it go prior the fuel pump. Seems to me, alot of guys run a filter up near the intake (maybe thats just for bling...???)

I typically run them both before and after the fuel pump. That way I catch the big junk before it gets to the pump and anything small that gets past that has one more shot of being caught before the carb.