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driftstyre · 03-13-2005, 06:04 PM

engine bay on the 318 SR is more or less complete...need to make an engine harness, then fire it up.

Almost ready to start the cage on the 240. When the mini gets off the rotisserie this week its going on there. The underside is the only thing left to stitch weld. The chassis cage material is 4130 1.675" x .065 and the rear cage for the fuel cell and a few other things will be 4130 in 1.25" x .065.

chmercer · 03-13-2005, 06:08 PM

cool.

but why do you go to the trouble to do all that work, and then you run a fram filter??? lol

nissantuner22 · 03-13-2005, 07:03 PM

HAHA i was just going to say the same thing. thats like putting an apc sticker on a skyline.

driftstyre · 03-13-2005, 07:44 PM

#1) its 3x the capacity as a factory sized filter #2) The oil will be changed at 100 mile intervals #3) Explain to me why a fram filter is any worse or better than whatever you would suggest as an alternative.

**ThatGuy** · 03-13-2005, 07:49 PM

Why shave the bodyline? That's my question.

EchoOfSilence · 03-13-2005, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by driftstyre

#1) its 3x the capacity as a factory sized filter #2) The oil will be changed at 100 mile intervals #3) Explain to me why a fram filter is any worse or better than whatever you would suggest as an alternative.

the internal materials are shit. do you like the idea of having cardboard in your oil filter?

get an oem filter for a bigger nissan. it'd be a better idea. 300zx/skyline. jeez, even for the Titan

zero.counter · 03-13-2005, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by driftstyre

#3) Explain to me why a fram filter is any worse or better than whatever you would suggest as an alternative.

Well, I posted a bad experience I had with frams due to the enlarged radius on the rubber ring not sealing as others and such, I went into detail...

Anyways, here is a good read:

A very long posting of various experiences...

Engine Oil filter Study...

Another bad experience with an NSX...

Yet another bad experience...

OFF TOPIC: Motorcycle experience...

More personal thoughts...

This is just an FYI, as many swear by FRAM. I know that I will never use them. The walmart Tech2k filters are contructed with rubber caps and metal casing on the filter element and are cheaper than the FRAMs. I had no bad experiences with them in the past at all. Even the valuecraft from autozone are constructed better than the FRAM cheapies IMO...

mistert · 03-13-2005, 08:59 PM

fram, like all wicks products, is total crap. anyone who isnt paid to sell you fram parts will tell you this. if you want a cheap, quality filter get a purolator pur1, same as mobil1 but 1/3 the price

driftstyre · 03-13-2005, 09:14 PM

Zero, thank you for those links. There are some good testimonials there. As far as I can research, the fram racing filter that we are using is of a completely different design than their street filters. For service and street use we only use factory OEM filters but for the size of the filter and the change intervals it seemed like this was the best option. I have worked for circuit and rally teams who all use fram racing filters and have never had a problem.

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03-13-2005, 06:04 PM	#1
driftstyre Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Boston Age: 46 Posts: 748 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	DSG shop car update engine bay on the 318 SR is more or less complete...need to make an engine harness, then fire it up. Almost ready to start the cage on the 240. When the mini gets off the rotisserie this week its going on there. The underside is the only thing left to stitch weld. The chassis cage material is 4130 1.675" x .065 and the rear cage for the fuel cell and a few other things will be 4130 in 1.25" x .065.

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chmercer BANNED Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: texas! Age: 39 Posts: 3,288 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	cool. but why do you go to the trouble to do all that work, and then you run a fram filter??? lol

03-13-2005, 07:03 PM	#3
nissantuner22 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gainesville, Fl Age: 40 Posts: 1,056 Trader Rating: (-1) Feedback Score: -1 reviews	HAHA i was just going to say the same thing. thats like putting an apc sticker on a skyline. __________________ Current Project: Operation: N/A SR: 93 Silvia Q SR20DE Engine with go fast goodies. , "Common problems 240sx's suffer from are curbs, trees, ditches, and other immovable objects."thx247 "on the tounge... there is no guardrails."- citizen

03-13-2005, 07:44 PM	#4
driftstyre Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Boston Age: 46 Posts: 748 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	#1) its 3x the capacity as a factory sized filter #2) The oil will be changed at 100 mile intervals #3) Explain to me why a fram filter is any worse or better than whatever you would suggest as an alternative.

03-13-2005, 09:14 PM	#9
driftstyre Zilvia.net Advertiser Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Boston Age: 46 Posts: 748 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Zero, thank you for those links. There are some good testimonials there. As far as I can research, the fram racing filter that we are using is of a completely different design than their street filters. For service and street use we only use factory OEM filters but for the size of the filter and the change intervals it seemed like this was the best option. I have worked for circuit and rally teams who all use fram racing filters and have never had a problem.