Originally Posted by 18psi

The car was dirty. Needed a wash

time to part out

Originally Posted by psyber_0ptix

It's a slippery slope. It's like when someone needs to fill the gas tank and accidentally ends up with a Kswap

Originally Posted by EO2K

300hp does not look nearly as impressive when its in a pile in your garage.

Originally Posted by EO2K

I feel you Jeff, I've been on this roller coaster since I bought the rotrex. I've had pretty much 2 of everything up to this point. Actually 3 of some things.

Yeap, everyone talks about injectors but I've never seen anyone talk about filtration. From the linked article:



So if you are using the WIX 20µ filter you are 'probably fine' but I hate being 'probably' anything. The guys at Injector Dynamics obviously know WTF they are talking about when it comes to injectors so I'm happy to take their recommendations for filtration as well. The Fuelab 818 filter I linked is $130 and 6µ replacement elements are $32. I'm happy to spend the $45 annually to replace the WIX and the 6µ element and never worry about my injectors. I worry too much already. You've seen my hairline, you know these things.

Originally Posted by codrus

Hm. What is it that needs to be filtered out? Is it just cheap that has crap in it, or everything?

I just have a Mazda filter before my ID1000s.

--Ian

Originally Posted by EO2K

I honestly have no idea, I assume particulate matter. I'm not Joe Perez so I don't have the numbers handy, but I would image the fuel industry has some minimum particulate requirement they must adhere to. It's not the supplied fuel I'd be worried about, but the transfer trucks, pipelines, underground tanks and dispensing nozzles I'd be worried about. Lots of ways for junk to get into the system before it hits my fuel tank.

Apples to oranges but I know our Cummins diesel systems on the equipment at work run a 7-25µ primary and a 2-5µ secondary filter so there is obviously legitimate concerns from the manufacturers about fuel quality and/or contamination. I'm sure filtration is more of an issue when you are running 2000psi at the injector, but you get the idea.

I'm glad to see I can spread my paranoia

Originally Posted by 18psi

The problem is overthinking things. I think at some point in my previous builds I would overthink things so much that I would literally change setups and change setups and never actually ever enjoy my car or even install anything ever, because I'd be worried that my setup sucks and I should change it.

Jeff knows what I'm talking about. Gordon is actually doing it right now. I mean, in the perfectest world, are ID1300's awesome? yes. Is that super fancy filter awesome? yes. Is a EFR awesome? yes. What about an ARtech mani? Yep. What about a FAB9 sidewinder? Yup.

And then tomorrow a sick newer cooler thing comes out, and all of a sudden we should probably just use that.

I dunno. It's a disease. It's a sickening slipery slope. Sometimes the lines are blurred. But SOMEWHERE you need to learn to draw the line on where you stop.

I just want to see this awesome assortment of parts together and running. Same for me wanting to see El Heffe's glorious beast on the road and being enjoyed.

I'm running the most mediocre turbo setup known to man right now: stock MSM. I'm running ID725's and DW200 on an otherwise stock mazda system (though I did replace the oem fuel filter with another new one). On paper it's so mediocre. And yet, I love it so so so so very much that I don't even give a crap about cooler parts. I'm just happy.

Stop overthinking and be happy?

Originally Posted by EO2K

ITT: EO2K makes this face



​​​​​​and tries desperately not to spend $300 on a fuel filter.