Rot Box said:
I have been looking for a long time and finally found a two quart filter (these things are huge!) for my diesel truck. I run one on my Toyota 20R and still can't believe the difference it made. I think i'll just see if that helps and then consider the bypass filter. The bypass filters just seem like a good idea + a money saver considering the miles I've been racking up. Thanks for the input you guys.
running a bigger filter wont have the same effect as a bypass filter.
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