Cool toys I picked up today..

[Steve1968LS2]

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

[almcbri]

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??!?

[Steve1968LS2]

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

[68rustbucket]

Man, that's some pretty stuff there.

[Diognes56]

I like, I like :D .

David

[clill]

"(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.

[Steve1968LS2]

"(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..

[Steve68]

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

[GTX]

http://people.msoe.edu/~yoderw/oilfilterstudy/oilfilterstudy.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:

[ohcbird]

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.

[camcojb]

Oil enters the filter on the outside of the filter, passes through the paper and then re-enters the engine. I've blocked the bypass on engines before so if it does not go through the paper it would not go back in the engine.


Jody

[68protouring454]

as jody said blocking the bypass is key, as anything over like 40 psi goes thru the bypass without touching the filter, and most built motors have tight bearing tolerances and push 60 psi plus all the time.
jake

[Speedster]

Thanks Steve - You always find the coolest pieces. I was looking for a remote filter setup and that one you found fits the bill perfectly !!

[Steve1968LS2]

Oil enters the filter on the outside of the filter, passes through the paper and then re-enters the engine. I've blocked the bypass on engines before so if it does not go through the paper it would not go back in the engine.


Jody

Ok, done some research.. yes, the paper will pass oil at a high enough pressure but that pressure is generally over the threshold for the bypass. And even then it takes quite a bit of effort from the oil pump. These filters and good filters (such as the KN) flow quite a bit easier and your oil pump is not forced to "push" so hard on the oil. Also, you can keep the bypass just in case.

I am still optimistic about the performance of this mesh media and feel it's a superior design to paper elements.

I am going to ask the guy for more data on his oil .. like acidity levels about a bunch of miles and such. Finding the blockoff for the AN lines saved me a lot of hassle.

[Rick Dorion]

Sounds like a candidate for a tech article on how to best protect our investments.

[Payton King]

How much? Or how about a contact number?

[astroracer]

An oil filter works by "filtering" the oil through the filter. Oil enters the filter under pressure through the holes on the perimeter. It is forced through the element and exits through the big hole in the middle. Here is a pic that show the route....
Mark

[Steve1968LS2]

An oil filter works by "filtering" the oil through the filter. Oil enters the filter under pressure through the holes on the perimeter. It is forced through the element and exits through the big hole in the middle. Here is a pic that show the route....
Mark

Theoretically.. however most cheap filters trigger the bypass before the pressure is enough to force it through the paper.

Also, at WOT and high RPM's (when your oil pressure is high) the bypass is full open and the oil travels the path of least resistance which is NOT through the high resistance paper.

So, when you are racing your oil is nearly unfiltered..

[Steve1968LS2]

How much? Or how about a contact number?

Do a websearch on Pure Power Oil.. they are not a sponsor, so I don't want to give them free advertising.

The main point was that I was happy about finding the oil pan adaptor..

I think the remote deal runs near $300.. a filter by itself is around $190.. I have no idea how much the adaptor is but my guess is less than $100.

Not cheap.. but getting the cheapest thing possible is not always the point. :)

[clill]

This whole subject is so outrageous I went and bought a oil filter to prove it. Here is a new AC delco PF 52. I cut it out of it's housing with a oil filter cutter. I can breath thru it with no problem. I poured oil in the center and before I could even fill it up the oil was running out thru the paper !!!!!!!!. Steve...Go duplicate what I just did !!! The factories have been using this system for 50 years because it works ! It takes no pressure for oil to pass thru the paper.

[Steve1968LS2]

This whole subject is so outrageous I went and bought a oil filter to prove it. Here is a new AC delco PF 52. I cut it out of it's housing with a oil filter cutter. I can breath thru it with no problem. I poured oil in the center and before I could even fill it up the oil was running out thru the paper !!!!!!!!. Steve...Go duplicate what I just did !!! The factories have been using this system for 50 years because it works ! It takes no pressure for oil to pass thru the paper.

Hmmm.. the paper I was given couldn't be blown through.. maybe it was from the uber cheap filter..

I will forward this over to the guy that showed me the other paper and see what he has to say..

Interesting.. save the photos in case I do a story.. I can make you a star :)

[clill]

Steve...Please do your own test so you can see just how easily oil passes thru the paper. You can order the filter cutter from Summit or just use a hack saw. I'm guessing you were trying to breath thru a flat tiny section of filter paper. Now spread out that whole filter paper and see just how much surface area there really is.

[GTX]

http://www.bypassfilter.com/photos.htm
http://www.bypassfilter.com/images/m30m60_sm.jpg

[Damn True]

http://www.bypassfilter.com/photos.htm
http://www.bypassfilter.com/images/m30m60_sm.jpg

do you use scented "media"?

[Blown353]

do you use scented "media"?

I like the quilted, more surface area for the oil and it's softer on my backside should I need to leave one on the side of the road.

:rofl: