in addition to lubricating the filter gasket its also not a bad idea to prefill the filter about half way and roll it around a bit to get all of the surfaces in the filter moist. Unfortunately i dont remember why but i read it in C&D or R&T so i do it, couldnt hurt... changing the oil on the stique / tour is not hard once you get used to doing it... K&N oil filters also have a socket type nub on the end of them that you can use to screw on and unscrew the filter... with an extension you can save your hand from potential burns on the exhaust manifold.
heres how i do it.
1. Jack up the car and place jack stands under the control arms or cross member
2. Drain oil from pan (use gloves and hand loosen the nut after you use a socket wrench to loosen it (try to get as much of a side angle on the plug when doing this so you can pull the plug away and not down, into the stream of hot oil)) wait till the pan completely stops dripping before moving on (i usually have a smoke and its done by the time i'm done)
3. Remove old filter slowly with socket wrench, allowing to drip excess oil dry before removing completely.
4. Replace pan plug
5. Open a bottle of oil and lubricate the filter gasket, also pour some oil into the filter until its about 50% full then roll it around allowing the filter to soak up the fresh oil.
6. Install new oil filter hand tight then about 1/4 turn with the socket wrench.
7. Put remaining oil from mobil-1 case (6 qts) into engine.
8. Start engine, check for leaks, let run for about 10 minutes.
9. Drop car and go have some fun!
4 Speed MTX...synchro and shift fork replacement in progress 
