The filter assemblies tended not to have even pleats and generally less media than other comparable filters.
I think Corolla is the highest value vehicle made today, just my opinion, its a great around town car that has the capability of making fairly pleasant interstate trips and it doesn't beat you up to bad in the process. Forget using a hack-saw if you decide to do something like this.
A serious word of caution to experimenters: if you are thinking of trying out different/oversized filters, or ones we haven't listed here,
Frame Oil Filter Chart careful! In the course of testing, we tried a Purolator PureOne oversized filter (PL10193); it leaked pretty bad. On the other hand, it's big brother the SDF-44 did not filter oil well at 13,000 miles. I can see there is a lot of science, both design, material and production, in oil filters. I've found Toyotas to be most excellent automobiles, really durable and well made (but you know that already) and I've owned 4 of them with 3 of those being Corollas. That is actually not possible with filter assembly properly seating into the anti-drain back valve. There was also a complete lack of a well functioning by-pass valve. Though all of the Japanese made filters were of exceptional quality, the Fram x2 was as good in every way. Check with the manufacturer for exact bypass spring specs, most will usually provide this information via simple email contact with you. In the center of the of picture below you see the filter assembly (top) and the can spring/by-pass valve (bottom). I don't know anymore about oil filters, though, than you'll know after reading this report and others you might find on the internet.
Cutting oil filters open isn't as easy as it sounds. What I did was cut the case just above the seam that is located by the base-plate (I'm calling the base-plate the end that screws onto the engine - it's the heaviest plate of the filter). However, lab tests do not indicate that the valve jams or fails to work.