Chrysler Hemi oil filter advice

I am installing a remote filter to a 354 Hemi, the adaptor plate is tapped for 3/8 bsp. Would 3/8 tube be a big enough bore to carry the oil to and from the filter?
Its not a race engine will only be street driven.
There is no room to mount a filter to the block even with an adapter.

 

If it wasn't, the maker would probably been sued out of business by now....

 

Thanks for your reply George, forgot to mention that the adapter was hand made, nothing factory.

 

On my desoto (330) I run a 3/8" I'd hydraulic line. On my 354 I am running a 1/2" line. My thoughts were that I was a little worried about all of the mods that I made in the motor. Could you explain your build of the engine?

 

What's the size of the pickup tube on the oil pump?
I'm betting it's 1/2", and I'd advise using at least that size... Unless the early hemi is an internal byp*** engine.

Let me put it to you this way... Check out this thread:
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=297383
A small block chevy oil pump that's converted to a hand held utility pump. Spinning at 1000 RPM, it moves 4-5 gallons per minute.

Now the oil pump is cam driven, so it only spins at 1/2 engine RPM, but all the same, at 2000 rpm, it's moving 4 gallons per minute. At 4000 rpm, it'sa moving 8 gallons per minute. Think about what it would take to push 8 gallons per minute thru a 3/8 line...

All in all, I think a 3/8 line is just asking for trouble.

 

'-8' minimum.

...and the longer the lines the bigger the 'hole'...cold oil (and bearings) will not like the 3/8.

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I thought I would do some calculations on th pressure losses an velocity of oil through the different tubing sizes. (cammeron hydraulic data book)
all calculations use 4 tpm as the base flow and 30 w oil @ 100 F
For 3/8" tubing:
Velocity of the 10.1 ft/s. Loss of psi in 100ft= 50.6 psi
For 1/2" tubing :
Velocity = 5.87 ft/s. Loss of psi per 100 ft = 13.8 psi
For 5/8" tubing :
velocity= 3.84 ft/s. Loss of psi per 100 ft = 1.66 psi

with this data you can calculate your losses and determine if it might be a problem. My hoses are a total of 7'. So multiply the pressure loss by .07. In 3/8" tubing a loss of 3.5 psi ; 1/2" would yield .96 psi and with 5/8" = .112 psi.

I know to much info, but it should show you that the numbers are very small .

 

Thanks for the info guys 1/2" tube it is

 

Samrt move

Mopar'd,
What's the value for "t"? Did you mean "g"?