certainly sounds like fuel starvation could be a cause. Were you having the same issue before replacing fuel filter? If not, might you have missed something upon reassembly or wrong filter or bad one at that? The fuel sending unit/pump is located inside the gas tank but I think you need to confirm fuel filter is OK and do more diagnosis before digging in there.
So, confirm filter good and get the codes read... there might be some pending even though no warning lights. Doing so will get you pointed in a solid direction so you don't have to spend money replacing parts experimentally.
Good luck
