The engine in question will be a mild 454 and will be used in a daily driver because of my exhaust clearance I need to run a remote oil filter and I'm wondering if its worth the expense, space, maintenance, xtra parts etc. to go with a dual filter setup or stay with a single remote filter.

What kind of oil lines have people run using a remote filter? I'd like to use something retro - copper maybe?

Thanks

I've got a remote oil filter on my car but just use a single filter,theres no room for a double,but with a quality oil filter such as the K&N,theres probably no need for to use a double set up,just extra expense at oil change time.As far as lines,I use high pressure rubber with heat protection between the block and headers and also have a couple of home made brackets to keep the lines from hitting the headers.I also use wire loom in the engine compartment to protect the lines from sharp edges.

Go to www.amsoil.com and read up on their double filter. At least their system uses a standard filter then a filter that will clean the oil even better. It's made specifically for long drain intervals though. In fact, I don't think there is a drain interval with that type system -- you just replace the filters and top off every 5K or so miles and never drain the oil. That's possible for two reasons: synthetic oil is used and a "fine" fileter is also used. With EFI it's a no brainer, but they designed that system for carb and diesel engines... as far as I recall. Things change: look it up on their site!!

Ayuh,.........

I don't think it's even Possible to Over-Filter Oil..........

The More it's Filtered,... The Longer the motor will Last,.......Period........

There is a great oil web site that will give you tons of good reading on everything oil and filters,,,,,and even (cough cough,,,,K&N filters!).
www.bobistheoilguy.com


Give it a look. Great site.