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Hi people,

i am after some help picking fuel filters, my pump recommends a max of 10-30 micron post pump and 60 micron pre pump. at the moment i am thinking:
Russell ProFilter Fuel Filters 649170 (60 Micron) and Russell ProFilter Fuel Filters 649110 (10 Micron)
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FUELAB 828 Series Inline Fuel Filters 82824 (75 Micron) and FUELAB 828 Series Inline Fuel Filters 82814 (40 Micron)
i have heard good things about Fuelab stuff but haven't heard anything about the Russell ProFilters, the Fuelab are compact vs the Russell stuff but the Russell stuff has finer filtration.

Does anyone have any recommendations on fuel filters or thoughts on the above filters? i am wanting two with -12 fittings to suit E85 fuel. pump is an SX 18207

thanks in advance.

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I have been running Proflow/aeroflow stainless mesh filters for years without issues, they are obviously ethanol resistant as I imagine most modern gear is. Did you check out the SX filters? My SX reg has been great.

I usually use Earls stainless mesh filters now, as I can get them cheap. What sort of power will you be running? That is a decent fuel setup... If you are planning on driving this on the road I think you will need to slow the pump down on idle cruise to minimise overheating the ethanol, and turning it to molasses.

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I have been running Proflow/aeroflow stainless mesh filters for years without issues, they are obviously ethanol resistant as I imagine most modern gear is. Did you check out the SX filters? My SX reg has been great.

I usually use Earls stainless mesh filters now, as I can get them cheap. What sort of power will you be running? That is a decent fuel setup... If you are planning on driving this on the road I think you will need to slow the pump down on idle cruise to minimise overheating the ethanol, and turning it to molasses.

Hi Scotty,

thanks for your reply, i did check out proflow/areoflow but their filters have less filtration then the Fuelab ones, I am not sure if that’s an issue (my injectors don’t have filters in them (2200cc units)). i tried finding SX ( now Edelbrock) ones but it looks like Edelbrock has dropped them and push the Russell ones. i have an SX -10 reg.

the main reason for going -12 is so i can fit the filters straight to the pump and surge tank and not have to worry about extra fittings.

For the power I plan to max out my turbo and see what happens from there. I am a bit worried about over heating the fuel so will look into a fuel controller. I will be running a fuel temp sensor so will keep an eye on that.

Do you know at what temp Ethanol starts getting upset?

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