Cool toys I picked up today..
 

Was at two shops today that mill their own stuff. Mezeire and Pure Power..

At Power plus I got my oiling system.. they were the only guys that made a cool adaptor so I could run a remote oil filter. God, I love billet and industrial looking stuff.. :drool:

I have been looking for something like this for a while. I didn't like the idea of tweaking a truck unit to work and I couldn't believe there wasn't a simple screw on method.

Found this from a company in Huntington Beach, CA, called Pure Power. The founder is a racer for the last 40 something years and they make a lot of mil spec oils and filters for the military. Recently he has started making stuff for cars as well (has made filters for govt stuff for years.. very cool stuff)

Anyways. We messed around and found this worked perfectly on f-body, vett and GTO oil pans.. Thought some people here would find this useful.

Their filter are sweet.. last forever (cleanable) and actually filter the oil unlike paper filters (didn't know that the oil doesn't go through the paper.. just flows over it..) These are used in many racing bodies like NASCAR and such. If you look close you can see the tiny rare-earth magnets embedded in the mesh. Anyways, I'm pretty happy to have my oiling system sorted out.

Oh, the filter bodies come in smooth and ridged. The ridged design dissapates heat out of the oil better. You can also get just a filter to hook to your pan, but I like the remote deal. Last thing.. the filter can be had with or without a built in bypass.

http://www.lifeinwidescreen.com/siihp/filter1.jpg

Cool macro shot..
http://www.lifeinwidescreen.com/siihp/filter2.jpg

Steve, it looks like a great filter, but how do you clean the filter???? Is it like a normal rinse? lol, I honestly don't know.


Looks great and seems like a cool little addition. I see this as a future PHR featured article maybe??!?

The filter mesh pops off and you clean it in solvent or in hot soap and water then blow dry..

Maybe if we do a story on oils and such down the line.. I just shot these for my benefit. Oh, and they could end up in my LS2 install story.

The guy had one in his shop from Dale Earnhardt Jr.. the mesh was crushed down (but held) from a catastrophic engine failure of some sort. The sent him the filter back and $50.. told him to have dinner on them since thier filter saved thier engine. lol

Man, that's some pretty stuff there.

I like, I like :D .

David

"(didn't know that the oil doesn't go through the paper.. just flows over it.."

Who told you it doesn't go thru the paper ? Cut a filter open and you will see it does go thru the paper.

And you know this how?

Rip apart a regular Delco filter.. take out the pleated paper and try to blow throught it. What's the micron size of air?

If that can't pass through than how can oil? Oil passes over the paper and is removed by getting particles stuck in the pleats..

I will confirm all this when my oil guru is back on Wednesday..

That is very nice!!! how much???

http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfi...lterstudy.html
Lots of info above.
The only way oil can can get by without passing through the element is through the bypass valve.When the element is clogged,or oil is too cold,it will go around the element.
I use an O'Berg filter personally.It has a cleanable element and ball check bypass.There are several different micron ratings on the screens depending on the flow and oil visc. used.Holley bought the rights and makes it now.
The System One is pretty similar to the billet one Steve has,but not as purty :thumbsup:

Try blowing on the paper at 30-80 psi; it'll work! It looks alot like a System 1 filter- I've used those and Obergs for years. The elements like ultarsonic cleaning every year or so.