I'm curious and I'm willing to be enlightened... What is the reason behind going to a longer filter. Obviously it will hold more volume of oil, but what make it attractive to do??

 

Holds more oil, holds more dirt, better heat dissipation, easier to get on and off, same price. What is not to like? And GM Ultraguard filters only come in 52 size. so....

 

thanks again for the info

 

I'm partial to wix/napa filters and K&N. They always rank high on the filter tests. the K&N has the nut on the bottom for ease of removal with headers in the way. On small block chevys, I like to use a big block filter for extra oil capacity.

Using a bigger filter for extended changes is incorrect. I would also recommend changing it at every oil change. As cheap and ease of removal they are, its not worth the risk. And who wants clean oil running through a dirty filter

I'd stay away from fram. I've heard horror stories of blowing up fram filters while driving, locking up motors

 

i have been using fram there pretty good on doing the job. never heared of it blowing off of a engine and causing a engine to lock up.

 

I can't remember off the top of my head right now, but I THINK the 06/07 V6 Monte's come stock with the PF 52 Ac Delco...I know it's a larger filter than the 3800's stock filter.

For anyone looking to extend the drain interval, a filter alone is not the way to do it. If you put a quality oil filter AND fully synthetic oil, you can safely extend your drain interval.