BTW, Brian Turbee, I agree your approach is simple and less

expensive,

but as I understand it, it preserves the same flow path as the

stock

filter, i.e.; it is not full flow.  Oil going through the

pressure

control valve to the pan does not go through the filter.

Al, I'll have to check the flow schematic that I have back at home,

but

I think you are right, the oil going through the pressure control

valve

is taken form the upstream side of the filter. This might be

protecting

the oil filter from who knows how high the pressure could get. The oil

regulator is in effect a pressure relief valve. No big deal if it goes
 back to the pan  unfiltered, as long as the oil to the bearings is

filtered.

I made my remote oil plate from 1/2 or 5/8 inch thick 6061 for nothing

more

than the time it took to drill, tap and cut it, and tap the oil filter

mount.

I could be totally off on this, I'll have to get back home tomorrow

and

check the oil flow schematic again. Anyone see any problems with my

oil

flow/remote setup, let me know, I'd rather find out before I get this

thing running.

Brian Trubee

Brian;

I didn't mean to imply that there was anything wrong with it.  It should
be fine.  At the time I decided to make the block I just thought it
better to filter all the oil each pass; and then I decided to put the
filter(s) in the engine outlet side, before the cooler, and return the
flow to the bypass block; so your approach wouldn't work for me.

The bypass block I designed returns the oil to both the ports under the
filter block so the pressure to the full flow filter is still regulated
by the regulator valve. My filters upstream from the coolers will see
engine pressure plus the drop through the cooler and lines.

Al

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