Re: Looking for someone who has their L8 engine out of the car

Posted by HH56 On 2012/9/21 19:58:25

Think the biggest problem with adding the modern oil filter on those I8 engines is the passage from the pump does not come out of the engine before feeding all the bearings. It comes out after the bearings are supplied and then goes back in to just feed the lifter gallery. You might be able to do something interrupting the the pump circuit along the lines Craig did on his full flow V8 conversion but since this is a totally different pump design with passages cast in the block immediately after the pump, don't know if possible or not. If there is room under the engine mount, you might be able to add some kind of plate between the pump and block to divert and reinsert the flow. Of course, that would need a longer pump shaft as well.

If you are thinking of keeping the partial bypass system, then there are adapters for older filters where a spin on goes inside the canister. Different unit completely but something like that could probably be made for these canisters.

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