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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 11:07 AM
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I purchased a oil filter relocation kit yesterday b/c I'm tired of having to spend $10 on brakleen to get the oil off of my headers. I'd like to get an oil cooler as well but I'm not exactly sure how I should route the lines. Do I need 2 kits to make this happen or just route one line from the relocater to the cooler and back to the bypass and call it a JOB.



I've noticed with cooler kits the bypass is thermostatically controlled, is that really necessary? It wouldn't have one if I put it together as described earlier. What have you guys done. I'm sure I'm not the only guy interested in this.



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I purchased a oil filter relocation kit yesterday b/c I'm tired of having to spend $10 on brakleen to get the oil off of my headers. I'd like to get an oil cooler as well but I'm not exactly sure how I should route the lines. Do I need 2 kits to make this happen or just route one line from the relocater to the cooler and back to the bypass and call it a JOB.



I've noticed with cooler kits the bypass is thermostatically controlled, is that really necessary? It wouldn't have one if I put it together as described earlier. What have you guys done. I'm sure I'm not the only guy interested in this.



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Why are you getting oil on your headers
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Old Jul 7, 2009 | 11:23 AM
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Why are you getting oil on your headers
B/C when you remove the filter oil runs down on them. Yes, I could put a plastic bag or cut up a jug of some sort and lay it over the collector. I wanted this for the convenience!

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Seriously, nobodyelse has done this, wow?
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 11:19 PM
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Here are a few pics of my oil filter relocation. I have Kooks LT's, and I bought this kit from Canton:









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Here are a few pics of my oil filter relocation. I have Kooks LT's, and I bought this kit from Canton:









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Interesting.
Did the kit drop your oil pressure any?
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Interested also.I have kooks headers and I'm getting tired of running the shorty filters.Give us all the info please.
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The kit does not drop your oil pressure at all. I bought all of the pieces from Canton. I can't remember if the kit uses -8 or -10 line. Either way its top quality setup, will cost you around $300, and very worth it. Changing the filter is easy and not messy.


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Originally Posted by NJLT1SS
The kit does not drop your oil pressure at all. I bought all of the pieces from Canton. I can't remember if the kit uses -8 or -10 line. Either way its top quality setup, will cost you around $300, and very worth it. Changing the filter is easy and not messy.


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I'm surprised no one has looked into using the Oil filter relocation kits that GM put on the mid 90s blazers with the 4.3 that relocated it to underneath the bumper.
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