I'm in the Bay Area too, I've not been able to find metal masters locally so far, I just order them from Paul at Avalon racing. I use Mobil 1 synthetic, I think it works great, well worth the $. Most people on the forum recommend the stock Nissan oil filter. You could just install a set of stock brake pads until you can order some metals, they really do improve braking and they don't cost much.