Thread: 2 Micron filter mounting options

I'm still going to leave the stock filter in the housing. I was looking to put the 2 micron cat filter after the stock filter so the stock filter can still do something, and possibly add the water separator back near the tank later.

i just go by the wix interchange book on my cat filters. it says it is exactly the same. do not know for sure. but since it is direct replacement buy the cat for the higher price and screw it on. or fleetguard is fs5320.

I should be okay there. I work in a metal fab shop. Thanks though! I will let you know when I get going on the project.

Sounds like a great idea, just worried about gelling in the north.

Just get the GDP cylinder head mount kit and don't look back. I just got done installing mine and I'm very impressed with it, especially the mount it's very stout (I wouldn't think twice about leaning on it when working in the engine bay) and positions the filter perfectly for easy access without getting in the way of anything else (i.e. checking the power steering fluid), the fuel line it comes with is rated for 300psi and...

Looks to me, that might not be a good location. A rock thrown by the tire can puncture the filter and cause it to leak. You could make a shield to protect it on two sides. I re-read your post and forgot about the fender liner.

I guess I don't understand--you have a 2 micron filter between the tank and the stock filter, which is probably either 5 or 7 micron. So you run the fuel through a 2 micron first then it goes through a 5 or 7 micron stock filter--isn't that backwards??? Wouldn't you want the 5 or 7 micron first then filter it down more when it goes through the 2 micron????? Jay

The original filter is still a good supplementary water separator to be left in the series regardless of the order.

I mounted my gdp kit on the holes under the intake elbow. Plenty of room to change filter there.

Looked at the WIX site. It says that the 33528 has a 2 micron nominal rating. Isn't the Cat 1R-0750 a 2 micron absolute filter? If that is the case, are these filters really the same? Don't shoot me. Just asking questions and trying to be better informed.