I just went to get oil and a filter for my car and they don't carry the brand of filter I want anymore. Of course the button pusher behind the counter doesn't know anything about the other filters they offer. Most people don't care, but I want a filter with the correct paper filter media, crimped metal or bonded plastic seals on the filter media and some type of anti drain back valve. Some filters, even some more expensive ones, use a perforated cardboard like material and glue all the filter material in. They're known to break down and let more contaminates through and, especially if the glue seams fail, it's almost like having no filter if its bad enough. My car is getting up in miles and I run it to the red line through a couple gears almost every time I drive, so I want the best protection I can get, at a reasonable price.
I'm already planning on a new motor and tranny, so maybe I shouldn't care as much. Lol. It's still gonna be a year, at least, before it happens. I can get a blueprinted, forged, short block for around $7K, only about $2000 more than a factory, non forged, Ford reman motor, which I've read some really bad reviews about. I was gonna turbo it, but there's a supercharger kit for my car that's reasonable and I won't have to figure out where to fit everything, so I'm going to need the beefy bottom end. I also want to look into upgrading to a 6 or 8 speed auto. I'm looking for a mild 400rwhp tune for daily driving, but with the flick of a switch to a different tune closer to 600. I've needed new tires for awhile now, so I'm looking for the 18" GT500 rims I've wanted since I got the car as the first upgrade. Gonna be a sleeper.
Not my car, but it's a twin with the wheels I want. Last of the full size, body on frame, V8 dinosaurs, but I love it.