sh4mr0ck

Alright, fuel filters start breaking down after 10,000 miles, meaning some of us are in for a wake up call when we look at the odometer and realize we're pushing 100,000 miles and it's still a factory filter.

The question burning in this post is... OEM or high flow? What's the advantages and downsides of both? Normally I would say high flow for everything (living in North Dakota gives me advantages, like not having to worry about emissions), but will this cause my gas mileage to plummet, or is it seemingly unnoticeable?

And also, what's a good fuel system flush? Seafoam? Octane Booster? 100+ Octance Fuel?

jhammond_82

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i just use good ole' stp fuel injection cleaner once a month. been using it since i started driving and never had a problem with it.

sh4mr0ck

What do ya think about fuel filters? High flow or OEM?

BryanM.

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OE replacement. You're not going get any performance from a "high flow fuel filter". It won't increase psi in the rail, not that it would do anything anyway.

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Where did you here this? Reminds me of the time an employee at an auto parts store announced to everyone in the store that they should "replace the PCV at every oil change". Not the only bullshit I've heard that guy spit.

1dumbscreenname

oem. the hugh flow crap is worthless and often is the root of problems when incorporated with fancy FPR's and fancy fuel rails. Honda OE stuff is good to like 500 or so if I remember correctly.

sh4mr0ck

Average, fuel filters do start to break down between 10,000 and 30,000 miles... no matter how you look at it, I'm sitting at 101,000 and it's time for a new one...

BryanM.

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Yeah, wow, I would say so.

sh4mr0ck

Yeah, no one before me had done anything deserving to this GSR, I bought it at 86,000 miles and have been adding and keeping it up ever since, finally decided to get most of it done in one go so I have a "square one" if something goes wrong...

jhammond_82

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i would say a stock replacement would be fine. just don't go with fram, they are junk. (guess i'll start a battle there). but thats just an opinion. the high flow filters aren't going to increase anything. since your pump is stock, and the fuel lines are stock, and i'm assuming that the rest of the fuel system is stock also. the use of a high flow would not benefit other than a cool anodized color. its not going to increas psi, hp, burn rate, or any thing performance wise because of the rest of the system being stock, the stock pump is going to pump like a stock one. ect ect.....

BryanM.

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BryanM.

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I think a lot of people who own GS-Rs don't really know what they have.

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Well put.

sh4mr0ck

Yeah, around here, most cars are rice... stock Civics with a fart can on the end of a stock exhaust... or my personal favorite: Cavaliers, or any other car like a Grand Am, or Grand Prix with a huge aluminum spoiler, Euro tail lights, and a fart can...

At the same time, though, there's a lot of tuners, and I was surprised when I was driving down a main road one day and seen a 'for sale' sign go up in an Integra, so I stopped and talked to the guy, got the loan that night, and bought it straight up the next day at 8:30 AM.

98GSRDC2

how much do oe fuel filters run for?

dwolsten

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One nice thing about the anodized aftermarket filters is that they usually have replaceable elements, which are much cheaper than new OEM-style filters (which seem to usually cost $25-30). Summit has some nice inline filters for about $30, and the elements are $10 I think (some have reusable stainless steel mesh elements). Of course, it'll cost extra for the AN fittings and such needed to install it, but once you have it, you'll save money in the long run.