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Originally Posted by DaveC113
That's what I was gonna say... OP didn't look under the car. There isn't room for a longer filter without increasing the risk of damage.
Also, I can't imagine anyone with a LT1 Camaro going for an extra-long oil change interval anyways, so there's really no upside to using a larger filter.
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As the OP - I had looked at the location prior to posting. Extra capacity doesnt mean 2 or 3x the size - it could be larger in length, in diameter, etc...
It was common practice for the manufacturers to have a larger capacity filter for severe applications IE - I own a 1988 Monte Carlo with the SBC 305 in it still. I use the “truck filter” from Wix on it, which is the same filter I used on every SBC engine I have ever owned in the last 25 years. The filter even hangs down past the cross member by 2”. The car is lowered 4” in the front and 5” in the rear (pretty much as low as you could go without a C-notch) and I have had no issues with driving the car all over the Minneapolis / St Paul car scene.
I can’t believe this has been going on for months (This thread) lol
