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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.
http://www.dentsport.com/bn450/bn450engine/images/bovdump2_jpg.jpg
http://www.dentsport.com/bn450/bn450engine/images/externalfilter_jpg.jpg
http://www.dentsport.com/bn450/bn450engine/images/lowerrad_JPG.jpg

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.
http://www.dentsport.com/cta240/billviatrunkmissing.jpg
http://www.dentsport.com/cta240/billviacavern.jpg
http://www.dentsport.com/cta240/seamwelding.JPG
http://www.dentsport.com/cta240/seamwelding2.JPG
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
#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 :wiggle:
zero.counter
03-13-2005, 08:43 PM
#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... (http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.ee99594)

Engine Oil filter Study... (http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilterstudy.html)

Another bad experience with an NSX... (http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Maintenance/fluidfilter.htm)

Yet another bad experience... (http://www.allpar.com/eek/oil.html)

OFF TOPIC: Motorcycle experience... (http://www.twocreeks.net/toby/oil_filters/index.shtml)

More personal thoughts... (http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilters.html)

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.