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Did it properly.......

Sent my sump to NZ today to be sent back looking like below.

Looks like it should do the job. Holds about 9-9.5L.

PM me if anyone wants details. Basically cost me $800 including freight both ways. Only one I've seen with such good cooling fins.

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  • 2 years later...

Yep, Bob's got it right. Racefab in NZ. Awesome workmanship and Rob is a lovely guy to deal with.

Only drama I had was NZ Post lost my sump when I sent it over. It eventually turned up but took a while.

Good thing about custom is you can put as many different drain points, breathers whatever you like in.

I bought an engine that came with a Trust sump extension on it and they're crap, wouldn't even contemplate it nowadays!

Yep, Bob's got it right. Racefab in NZ. Awesome workmanship and Rob is a lovely guy to deal with.

Only drama I had was NZ Post lost my sump when I sent it over. It eventually turned up but took a while.

Good thing about custom is you can put as many different drain points, breathers whatever you like in.

I bought an engine that came with a Trust sump extension on it and they're crap, wouldn't even contemplate it nowadays!

How are they crap?

Sorry to offend.....

When I say crap I mean collectively as a package I believe there are better options for not much more money. This is totally in my opinion based on having had both Trust and a modified sump, feel free to have your own.

My thoughts are why spend $450 on the Trust extension, plus another $250-300 (??) on getting a good welder to weld it on without warping the sump when for another $200-$400 you can get a fully custom sump with worthwhile volume gains and improvements to oil movement without lowering your ground clearance.

At the end of the day you choose what works best for you.

Yeah that is one thing i have to say is it does lower the ground clearance a little.

my car doesn't sit stupidly low so its ok but that is a good point if your a drifter or something with a car that sits on the sills then you could have an issue if you hit something solid haha.

I had a Trust sump and got rid of it for a Performance Metalcraft sump. Much larger capacity and and as has been said, no ground clearance issues. Given he motor is in an S14 it has massive clearance issues with the Trust extension. Leon at Performance Metalcraft was able to custom make the sump to my requirements and it fits like a glove

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