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  As for plumbing of the oil filter and cooler, what you've suggested is
standard practice and I think most of us are doing this. Racing Beat sells
the filter block off plate that you mention. In my case Bruce Turrentine
machined off the filter mount pad on the rear housing, machined an
interconnecting passage, and blocked off the holes which originally went to
the oil filter pad. This cleans up the block a little and eliminates the
need for the Racing Beat block off plate.

Mike Wills

That sounds real interesting Mike. Got any pictures?
That would give me a bit more room for my intercooler I think.

Paul

Anybody have one of Bruce's engines with this mod? If so do you know what
Bruce did when he "machined an interconnecting passage"?
Bruce is hard to get in touch with.

Normally all oil out of the cooler goes into the block near the bottom
of the rear end housing and is subject to the pressure regulator located
there and then goes through the filter to the main oil gallery. If the filter
passage is blocked by this mod the oil needs to get into the main oil gallery
somehow.

Paul Lamar

     Paul and All,

         There is a brass plug in the bottom of the rear housing. Drill this
 plug out then use a 3/8 inch bit (12 inches long) to drill through the
 partition between the oil gallerys going to and from the stock filter base.
         Then block or plug the stock filter base or as Bruce T. does you
 can saw or machine stock filter base then plug or as I am doing use one
 opening to pick up oil pressure for the redrive. Also do not forget to plug
 the opening at bottom of the rear housing. As a side note I would not do
 this mod unless the engine is completely apart to make sure all drill and
 machine particles are completely cleaned from housing.

      Kelly Troyer

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