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Old Oct 3, 2007 | 10:10 AM
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OEM is best!

http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchan...e=999MP-A3100P

and to think, all these years i have been using aftermarket car soap!!! if i still had a warranty, i bet that would have voided it!!
Old Oct 3, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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Thats pretty funny. I got a buddy who is all about OEM. I mean he does wont nothing on his car that dont have the nissan logo on it. Not even a oil filter lol. He dont wash his car much maybe hell change his mind.
Old Oct 3, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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ugh......................
Old Oct 3, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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oem oil filters are the best actually....
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
oem oil filters are the best actually....
No





















you are wrong.
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 09:50 AM
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there you go. Steal my jokes since I stole yours

OEM filters are the best.... besides K&N
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 12:01 PM
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no way yoooo FRAM pwns ALL.... lol...




yeah dude everyone knows oem filters are best, how dare you try to even jokingly argue that fact
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 12:11 PM
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K&n Ftmfw!!!!


edit: stoopid all caps filter......
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 12:19 PM
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If you use synthetic and plan to go extended milage between oil changes, I think K&N is a better choice. Besides that, I just wash my car with Nissan Car Wash!
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Bleach
If you use synthetic and plan to go extended milage between oil changes, I think K&N is a better choice.
also, you can get the K&N filter from most parts stores. convenience plays a factor in my filter choice.
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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I order mine online to save $$$$ but you have to think ahead... sorry Snwy
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 02:10 PM
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Fram filters suck. I use Purolator oil filters, they are pretty good. K & N are a little pricey for me. But it is all a matter of opinion. I do have a K & N air filter though. That has made a difference in how my Z runs. He breathes better, and that is a plus.
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 02:13 PM
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I get my K&N filters for $11 each vs 6 or 7 for other crap filters. Spending an extra $5 a couple times a year for an oil change doesn't really seem to break the bank. I just eat at Skippers one night instead of Red Lobster to make up the difference!
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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my friends (one is a technician) says k&n is crap.... soooo yeah.
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 09:19 PM
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Filters are overrated... I don't run any kind of filters in my cars.... it unlocks a lot of powerzzzz!!!!


PS....

Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
my friends (one is a technician) says k&n is crap.... soooo yeah.

A lot of technicians are full of crap too. I'm in no way defending K&N tho. Remember: filter = evil.
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
my friends (one is a technician) says k&n is crap.... soooo yeah.
yeah, but he is your friend, and therefore, he is likely a moron. sooooo yeah.
Old Oct 4, 2007 | 11:54 PM
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he;s a diesel tech for cummins, graduated uti and is graduating at morain valley so he can have a degree as well, he built his DSM all by himself alot more done to it than most people on here have and it hasnt gone bad yet till he was ran into a wall on the bridge. he is pretty damn smart id say. also, there is alot of word saying going around to back up the K&N is kinda crappy, its not just him and a few people i know.
Old Oct 5, 2007 | 08:25 AM
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I make my own filters from a soup can and carboard!

(also works well as a wireless network antenna)
Old Oct 5, 2007 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by snwbrderphat540
he;s a diesel tech for cummins, graduated uti and is graduating at morain valley so he can have a degree as well, he built his DSM all by himself alot more done to it than most people on here have and it hasnt gone bad yet till he was ran into a wall on the bridge. he is pretty damn smart id say. also, there is alot of word saying going around to back up the K&N is kinda crappy, its not just him and a few people i know.

Sounds like you have a secret crush on him. And there will always be someone going against the popular thing. Ask him if he's personally tested the flow rate between a K&N and the filter he "loves" now.

If he's personally PROVEN that K&N sucks... it's all good. If he hasn't, tell him I say STFU.
Old Oct 5, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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no, exact words, "ive heard some bad things about them, just stay with oem" never said they suck. and i do have crush on him, now all i have to do is kill his girlfriend.....




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