alright, im in the process of retro fitting my 355 into my 1993 nissan 240sx.. i know.. i know.. im stupid.. anyway im doing it,

my situation is,

i dont have alot of room for the oil pan, i'm going to be modifying a racing pan to fit, but, could i use a 2 qt oil filter and then a lower capacity oil pan?

i know i need at least 5qt total for the motor, so i started thinking..
usually its 4qt in the pan plus 1qt in the filter,

i know there are 2qt filters, so could i use
3 qts in the pan and 2qts in the filter?

that would make fitting things in there so much easier.

if it matters, its going to be pushing about 350hp/350torque naturally aspirated around 9.5-10.0 compression.

please let me know what you guys think.

how much oil do i need?
can i use the 2qt filter and a smaller pan?
or do i need to use a 1 qt filter and at least a 4 qt pan

thanks,
chris