I've been putting off the additional engine oil filtration issue for a while. I tried the 90 degree angle adapter that Ford offers. It worked OK but looked mickey mouse. Since the engine is not highly modified and is small displacement wise and dimensionally, have at least temporarily, decided that the stock location will need to suffice at least until I get the body back on and everything mounted so I can check physical clearance for hoses, fittings and filters. The unfortunate thing that disturbs me is that I do have to use a shorter filter element than the standard. We'll see !!!
I've about made up my mind that an H pipe is not necessary. I will have to move the mufflers back 6 to 8 inches to find a proper location for the H pipe.
Depending on how my painting goes will determine when (or if) this happens.
It's starting to get chilly here, limiting my painting hours.
As a note, you appear to be using Fram filters. You might want to look at this: http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/oilfilters.html
This guy is not a fan of Fram filters. I used to be until I started having some problems on my last F150 - this one has seen nothing but Motorcrafts and no problems. Might just have been a bad run, but working on a Ford F150 w/ 5.4 ain't no fun. (Especially changing plugs!!!):eek: