Please clarify Jon, as I was under the impression that Wix built the filters , as all the Comp Coupe guys were running the Wix filters for quite awhile. Is there a tie-in between Mobil and Wix ( no surprise if there is, but curious minds want to know )?
These days, everybody seems to re-badge or contract out everything. But I dont know if Wix and Mobil are (currently or past) intertwined. And frankly i dont care. I do know that WIX makes/made MANY of the filters badged as Mopar, and some internet consumer tests a few years back clearly confirmed this (and the inferior quality vis-a-vis M-1 and NAPA Gold in that 24-filter study)
Mobil One gave all VOI-9 attendees a free MoPar M1 oil filter, and the tech sessions there covered the fact that the NEW MopPar VIPER-specific filters would be re-badged Mobil One filters.
I then became concerned when I ordered a case, and found them each to be LIGHTER WEIGHT, and made in Poland (not USA) vs the M1s on my shelf. I later questioned the Gen 4 SRT Engine Guy, who quickly explained that while the heavier M1 cases "appeared" to be more substantial [
to my pea-brain,] they were more prone to rupture due in fact to the thicker metal was less maleable at its seams. So M1 is having them made overseas, and more rupture-restant.
Thats all I have, glad to share....... the end result is you gotta spend $12 for a filter for a VIPER, from Tator, Woodhouse, Cragin, etc. or PartsRack please.
These tips and hints are NOT free.......Viper Vendors need your biz to keep spewing these tidbits