FilterMAG...is it worth it??

Zeto · 02-18-2010, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 1slow370

sorry not trying to be snippy I have a cold and just got home fro 12 hours of my boss staring at me

Liquid_G · 02-18-2010, 09:15 AM

Aren't our blocks made of aluminum or aluminum alloy? Last time I checked aluminum is not magnetic.

m4a1mustang · 02-18-2010, 09:32 AM

But magnets are magnetic. What are you getting at?

Liquid_G · 02-18-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

But magnets are magnetic. What are you getting at?

umm meaning that any metal particles floating around in your oil that comes from the engine is probably going to be aluminum, which is not magnetic, so the "filtermag" will not be able to pick them up.

frost · 02-18-2010, 10:13 AM

The block is aluminum, but what are the internals that are actually grinding together?

Zsteve · 02-18-2010, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

You a stripper?

I like that one

m4a1mustang · 02-18-2010, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Liquid_G

umm meaning that any metal particles floating around in your oil that comes from the engine is probably going to be aluminum, which is not magnetic, so the "filtermag" will not be able to pick them up.

The block is aluminum, yes, but the parts that are wearing and creating the little metal shavings are not.

frost · 02-18-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by frost

The block is aluminum, but what are the internals that are actually grinding together?

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

The block is aluminum, yes, but the parts that are wearing and creating the little metal shavings are not.

exactly.

semtex · 02-18-2010, 10:21 AM

Yeah but if y'all used Amsoil you wouldn't even have any metal shavings to worry about. Anyone who uses any other brand of oil is CRAZY!!!

(I'm kidding -- I hope that's obvious. And no, I don't have anything against Amsoil either.)

frost · 02-18-2010, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by semtex

Yeah but if y'all used Amsoil you wouldn't even have any metal shavings to worry about. Anyone who uses any other brand of oil is CRAZY!!!

(I'm kidding -- I hope that's obvious. And no, I don't have anything against Amsoil either.)

I filled up with amsoil last time, I also have a magnetic plug. I'll have to take pics of whatever comes out next time I change the oil

Liquid_G · 02-18-2010, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

The block is aluminum, yes, but the parts that are wearing and creating the little metal shavings are not.

Source?

Seriously not trying to be a ****, but I've been looking for a few minutes now and haven't been able to find any info about what some of the components are made of.

m4a1mustang · 02-18-2010, 10:28 AM

Not being an ***, but my source is my brain.

semtex · 02-18-2010, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Liquid_G

Source?

Seriously not trying to be a ****, but I've been looking for a few minutes now and haven't been able to find any info about what some of the components are made of.

There have been a few guys who have done Blackstone UOAs and posted their results. If you do a search on "Blackstone" they'll come up. Here's one of them. You can see the various different metals they found in the oil.

Oil Analysis @9325mi - Nissan Ester Oil, OEM Filter

semtex · 02-18-2010, 10:33 AM

Here's one from Mightybobo.

Oil Analysis #2

frost · 02-18-2010, 10:39 AM

Interesting how much more iron was in the first example.

02-18-2010, 09:32 AM	#18 (permalink)
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semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 53 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	Yeah but if y'all used Amsoil you wouldn't even have any metal shavings to worry about. Anyone who uses any other brand of oil is CRAZY!!! (I'm kidding -- I hope that's obvious. And no, I don't have anything against Amsoil either.) __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

02-18-2010, 10:28 AM	#27 (permalink)
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02-18-2010, 10:33 AM	#29 (permalink)
semtex A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Behind enemy lines Age: 53 Posts: 5,995 Drives: People to drink Rep Power: 32	Here's one from Mightybobo. Oil Analysis #2 __________________ "There are no small accidents on this circuit." -- Ayrton Senna 316.8whp & 248 ft/lbs (Dyno Dynamics) \| 319whp & 256 ft/lbs (DynoJet) (04/23/10) Stillen G3 CAI, CBE, Pulley / F.I. LTH / GTSpec Ladder Brace / Setrab Oil Cooler / UpRev-tuned by Forged Perf.

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Liquid_G A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago Burbs Posts: 1,439 Drives: 09 370z Supercharged Rep Power: 43	Aren't our blocks made of aluminum or aluminum alloy? Last time I checked aluminum is not magnetic.

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