The post above has more useful info than not despite being from 2011.
If someone uses a wants to use a 4$ oil filter and "walmart quality oil" be my guest. Some feel good that they saved money.
Some want better than OEM quality oil and filters. Some will feel good that they in a way "modded their" boat for the better.
Some people want cheap, some want quality. Its personal choice.
When it comes to oils and filters, better stuff usually,,,not all the time but usually comes with a higher price tag.
I do have to add here on a comment previously made,,,,The point of running a bigger filter vs a smaller one will give "better filtration" is 1000% WRONG ... if the filtration media is GARBAGE, more of it will not filter the particles better. Period!. It may hold MORE volume of the larger particles, only because the filter never filtered out the smaller particles in the first place.
This is what this particular test shows. Its basically is one of the only tests that actually do, and not just some "tester" that goes out, buys new filters, cut them open, and measure pleat count and media dimensions etc etc.
This test shows which filters filtered out the smallest and most particles and which did not.