Wix made in China now????
 

Is this true? That’s what Amazon says under country of origin but I can’t find confirmation. If it is I guess I’ll be using Baldwin.

Yes. This was brought up a couple of months ago in a thread that you were active in.
https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com...ight=wix+china

Yes WIX filters are made all over the world in dozens of plants including some in the USA. Very hard to determine where an individual filter is being made. It really gets exhausting. Since WIX was bought out several years ago by Mann/Hummel of Germany, they have global production. IMO, overall quality seems to be maintained, although the price of the filters has exploded in the last 3 years. A WIX filter cost at least double what it did 3 years ago. Pricing themselves out of the market.

I have used http://www.fleetfilter.com/index.asp for many years. I won't say they have the best prices, but fair, any issues have been quickly resolved, and bulk discounts.

FWIW, I've been through a number of 51258s lately. Some from my local parts stores, some from Amazon. All were marked as made in the USA.

Talking to roundy round racer last week his engine builder recommended NAPA gold not WIX. I thought they were the same.

They are the same.
BTW; the chicoms now own Jegs and Summit I'm told...

NAPA Gold and WIX are the same filter. The part numbers are even the same except for the first digit. NAPA does make things a bit confusing on their other filters. To clarify, They used to have a budget filter called Pro-Select. They were the cheap white ones. They are discontinued and some are still being cleaned out of inventory. The new brand name for the cheap filters is "Performer". Both Pro-Select and Performer are made by Champion Brands. They make dozens of brands of private label filters. They are OK IMO, nothing special.

Your memory and search skills are better than mine. I had been using Purolator but was seeing a slight pressure drop. The Purolator Tech line says the PL and PBL line are for lighter synthetics so I was gonna go back to Wix but read that.

They've also bought Purolator about the same time they bought WIX. Same sceario, the prices have went up substantially, and I have no idea where the Boss model from Purolator is now made............:noidea:

First Brands has bought Fram, and Champion, another conglomerate that buys up name brand name companies, rapes them, then either closes them down, or cheapens the product for a higher profit margin, then sells off the formerly good company name, after they ruin the reputation of the product.

Another reason I just love my by pass oil filters, TP is still made here, and under a buck a roll. It filters to a much higher standard than any cannister filter does, and saves me time, and money, what's not to like? ....................;)

Don't know about Jegs, but Summit is NOT owned by the "chicoms".

For me, NOT buying from China is a lot more than whether I get a quality product or not. I'd rather send my money anywhere besides China.

As long as there is still a viable alternative, no point spending more for an inferior product, just for warm n fuzziness.

I see they carry Baldwin filters, but apparently not for Pontiacs.

Their NAPA Pontiac 1258 filters are a fraction of what NAPA charges for them, but the price for the Chevy small block 1049 filter is $4.50 higher than the 1258. Can't believe a common Chevy filter is more expensive than a Pontiac filter...

I got the Baldwins from Rock Auto. Even sending them to England the price was good.

Economics the more a product is demanded these days the more is charged! Seems complete opposite what I learned in college in the late 60s.

Wix and Napa Gold are the same, and just fine. I cut them apart on a regular basis and despite where they might be made, I have seen no change what so ever inside these filters so I continue to use them.

The day I see something different that's not for the better, I'll take notice and look for other alternatives.

Well the WIX filter stopped that weird pressure drop I described in another post so I guess that’s it from now on.

What college was that? I want to be sure not to send my kids there.

In the absence of other changes (such as increased supply), increased demand for a product should absolutely drive prices higher.

Probably a pretty good college.

The more you make of something, the cost per unit normally goes down.

Example - Summit pricing for Wix filters - SB Chevy $10.00 - Pontiac $19.00

Check and see what pistons cost for a small block Chevy. Then check and see what pistons cost for a Pontiac motor.

I paid more for the pistons in my 462 for the '64 GTO than I did for the entire rebuild kit (pistons, rings, bearings, freeze plugs, gaskets and cam) for my wife's '72 Camaro.