What Fuel Filters are you using on a Fuel Injected Engine?

[KYBlueOval]

I'm in the process of making up new Brake and Fuel lines for my Ranchero, and so far, I've not found a high pressure fuel filter that I like. I need a high pressure fuel filter to use with a Fuel Injected 351. This filter would mount to the frame or be installed in the  3/8 fuel line along the frame.
So, what have you used?
Thanks
John

[RICH MUISE]

Like most stuff I have done to make maintenance/repair easier down the road, I avoided aftermarket stuff on the inline filter as well. I just got a filter for a 1995 Lincoln Mark VIII. All filters on my car as a result are same as the donor car/drivetrain. Seems like the easy way to go right? wrong! to get it hooked up I had to buy springlock fittings from www.purechoicemotorsports.com . OH well, at least when it needs a new filter, it's just O'Reilly's, lol.

[gasman826]

x2 on the OEM logic.  Readily available and cheap but will do the job.  Mine on the other hand is aftermarket to the extreme.  The OEM pump and filters are not big enough.  10 mic  filter into the pump to protect the pump and 100 mic filter out of the pump to protect the injectors.  Both filters are stainless and serviceable.  Stainless due to ethanol.  Paper filters are cheaper and more common but do the job for a while.  Ethanol is rumored to attract water.  Most likely, ethanol gets old and breaks down or separates leaving water in the fuel system.  100 mic filters will trap water.  Unfortunately, water breaks down the paper filters and the paper passes through the filter with nothing to stop it but the injector.  If using E85, it is critical to use stainless filters.  With Federal regulations mandating E15 in the very near future, one might question the material in the filter or carry extra injectors.  This is less of a concern for owners who drive 'em but if you still has fuel in your tank from two years ago...well just sayin'.

[canadian_ranchero]

i am also using the stock lincoln fuel filters, same as the donor car

[RICH MUISE]

I should clarify something in the pic I posted above. The orangy looking fuel lines are NOT copper, they are NiCopp. Big difference in safety factor.

[KYBlueOval]

Like most stuff I have done to make maintenance/repair easier down the road, I avoided aftermarket stuff on the inline filter as well. I just got a filter for a 1995 Lincoln Mark VIII. All filters on my car as a result are same as the donor car/drivetrain. Seems like the easy way to go right? wrong! to get it hooked up I had to buy springlock fittings from www.purechoicemotorsports.com . OH well, at least when it needs a new filter, it's just O'Reilly's, lol.

Thanks to y'all that answered. I appreciate it very much. GasMan, as you indicated yours is over the top. As mine will will be a very docile street car,  I think Rich's solution that you and other have endorsed is what I'll look into further.
Rich, I assumed the line I saw was not copper. I'm using the same thing. BUT, as I search for the Wix Filter you have used, what I find has "hose ends", not threaded ends that accept the special connectors. Can you give me any additional information on the filter and exactly what you purchased from Purechoice. I've gone to the Pure Choice site and didn't find anything that looked correct
for an application like yours.
Thanks
John

[RICH MUISE]

The 6AN to Springlock adapters go on the fuel line, not the filter. What look like "hose ends" are Ford springlocks. Here is the link to the Pure Choice adapters:
http://www.purechoicemotorsports.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=183/category_id=132/mode=prod/prd183.htm

John...note also I positioned my filter close enough to the front where I could just start my flex line at the filter. Makes filter changes easier with the springlock fittings if one of the lines is flexible.