I never buy aftermarket stuff for my motors; would rather pay the extra and use OE; never had any luck with non OE garbage there is on the market.
I read that hight flow filtes have a lager filter screan so u get a higher flow of oil. Good for racing more oil keaps motor cooler ,,,.... Non high flow or stand ,, filter cleans better small filter screen, a racer rebuild thir motors so heat is the prob...... For them dont wont the motor to blow up in race. Interesting
Filters and other such ancillaries are never made by the vehicle manufacturer. If I can find out who makes the “OE” badged parts I will buy them, avoiding the manufacturer’s mark up. But sourcing from the far east, no thanks.
OEM filters for my ZZR are made in China and have been for some years now as Kawasaki has a plant there. When I noticed the change I opened one up to compare with a Japan manufactured part and they looked exactly the same. Filters for my Toyota are made in Thailand.
I have always used WIX oil filters in all of my vehicles They were sold through Amsoil and made in the USA. I recently discovered WIX was bought out by another company and now they are made in a half-dozen countries, including China. I still have a couple on hand and will use them. I change the oil in my Speedy every fall (2000 to 3000 miles a year). Even with Amsoil full syn I cannot fathom going 10K miles between oil changes as the manual says! The interweb says this:
