As always, thank you
@John H for the info.
That is "good" information. However........as someone who has just enough mechanical skill and knowledge to get himself in trouble....I would never attempt this modification until I see a completed installation, with a complete list of required components, detailed pics/graphics of the final installation, and a confirmation that it works,
without any detrimental effects to the power unit.
It would be SO much better, IMO, if RAW provided us with a "factory approved" remote oil filter system. IMO this would be a seemingly simple solution to a problem with one of the most frequent maintenance items on the car.
I've only changed the oil once in my 10+ hour engine, but it was a serious PITA! I spent $ and too much time prepping for it, and I still ended up with oil on the header wrap that required 30 minutes of monitored engine running to burn the oil off the header wrap so I didn't have to worry about an engine fire during track running.
I realize this is a "first-world" problem.....but it really does seem like something that could be resolved simply and for not much $$?
@John H , you write that "
so there's very few compatible take offs. (all the ones I found aren't true takeoffs and only rotate the filter 90 degrees.) " The problem I had with removing the oil filter was that it was so close to the engine block/headers that it was almost impossible to "capture" the oil that came out when I removed the oil filter without it getting onto the headers/wrap. Would the "
90 degree" adapter move the filter far enough forward/over to eliminate the "leakage" issue?
Just trying to help.....