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Old 06-06-2009, 01:57 PM
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TopspeedLowet
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Default 4' is a long way for gravity alone

I would never relocate the filter with lines of any size over 3'. The biggest reason is the entire system of lines and filter drain back to the engine and has to refill upon restarts which causes the engine to go without lube until the lines and filter refill. The check in the filter helps but will not eliminate the issue unless the filter and lines are mounted below the oil level in the pan similar to the stock elevation or below. Cranking the engine prior to fire up after sitting for a day or so may be advisable with your long line set up. Your oil pressure guage may tell the story after an oil change as to how long it takes to get pressure. In dry sump systems, we have to crank the engine to re prime the supply tank due to drain back of the tank to the engine oil pan that occures due to gravity draining. Your long lines may have a similar need to be re primed to give the engine oil pressure quickly at fire up. In a dry sump system the oil pump is forward the engine pumping oil rearward with the direction of G force and single supply line to the filter. In your stock oil system the oil pump is in the rear pumping oil forward against acceleration to your filter near the radiator! If these are not enough reason's not to run long lines, then remember that G forces act on the oil in the lines just like it does your fuel lines fighting to feed the engine up front. Oil pressure will stall for a moment in both lines under high G launches just like a rear mounted fuel system is known to. This is not a condition that is worth gambling with long oil lines going north and south in the engine compartment in my opinion. Shorter lines going East and West are preferred to connect oil lines from the block to the filter to eliminate G forces from influencing the pressure with acceleration.
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