Oil Filter Relocation Kits!
 

We now have new higher quality Oil filter relocation kits available for the RX-8!

This is a High End kit with the following:

- All aluminum AN Fittings
- Stainless Steel braided hose that comes in black hose and black fittings or silver with red and blue fittings.
- Includes fittings for both M20 and 3/4 UNF thread sizes
- AN Fittings Pre-Installed on the hose so there is no chance for error of the proper torque which means no leaks and it is already done for you!
- Lines are pre-cut and will be 30 inches long each
- Each hose will have one straight end and one 90 degree
- Mounting bracket
- Two threaded taps for an oil pressure gauge and oil temp gauge

*Please note the Black hose is more flexible and easier to install as it has nylon sheathing.

Currently INSTOCK and Ready to ship!

Orders can be placed on the website:

http://raceroots.com/index.php/produ...ation-kit.html


Piktars!

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I already have my kit installed but I wonder if you would consider offering the kit with different size lines and/or different hose ends (all 90deg for example)? With the lines being so dificult to bend, having the proper length is very important. I had to shorten mine to mount in my prefered location.

Possible, where did you mount yours?

Let me see pics

Nice

Hi, would you please PM price shipping to Adelaide, Australia? Thanks.

Replied to your email.

Pics Please!!!
I really won't one of these kits, however I have no idea where I would mount it.

I have seen it mounted in 3 places so far,

Passenger side top (most common)
Drivers side low
Battery Location (Turbo Build)

Here is a link to the other thread on this topic that has install pictures:

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?t=199909

Ooohhh the hoses are long enuf to reach to the battery area?

I might try that .... relocating the battery to the trunk and removing the airbox has freed up a tonne of space.

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Sweet
Do you sell the bracket as well?

I really have other things I should be spending money on but this is damn tempting. Definitely on my list of things to do some time soon :icon_tup:

It does come with the black bracket in the first pic, this customer spent another $10 for a special modification he needed to do.

ive been looking at this too. next oil change ill pry pick one up if i can get different line lengths if needed

Lines are precut and fittings already installed only the one size.

how much more difficult is it to install the none black one ? or is it just a matter of patience. And if i were to put it by my KN intake would any cutting or adjustment need to be done ?

The blue/red with silver lines are not as flexible as the black lines so it would make it more difficult to move around and route but not too much.

I am sure if you are mounting it by the intake some sort of modification would be needed, however it does come with brackets so at most you may just need to drill through the shield to secure the filter base.

Received my kit yesterday, thank you Brice! and nice T-shirt too :)

I will mount the kit in a temporary location this weekend, and will get some laser cut bracket made for the RHD rx8, it's more difficult to mount in a RHD due to the water bottle and brake booster being in a different spot compared to LHD rx8, so see how I go.

Quarterly bonus coming in this Thursday!
Time to find something to spend it on ... mmmmmmmmmm

I wonder what you will get?! :)

Re stocked and ready to ship!

Do these use stock oil filters or do I have to switch to a Freddy filter?

Oh no, don't tell me that's a Fram filter in that picture. I spy orange with that tacky black grip top..

And you should be able to use your stock filter just fine with it. Just like a stock one in the pics.

You can use the stock oil filter without issue.

strike two on attempts to install this kit. I'm fitting it over my RB sandwich plate and at one particular corner (the narrowest of course) no matter how hard I torque the damn remote sender I get a gusher.

First time a couple weeks ago was a bust.

Tried again tonight after licking my wounds sufficiently (bought one of those double jointed adjustable oil filter wrench thingys) ... thought for sure I'd torqued it down sufficiently, fired up and gawd damnit, gush again.

I have a couple thoughts ... pulling the RB plate and drilling three sender holes in the remote sender (I have oil for turbo, oil temp sensor, and oil pressure sensor there now) and torquing it down directly to the mazda plate... use an OEM filter gasket with some tacky glue to hold it in place -- the RR remote sender's built in gasket is about 3-4mm longer in diameter than an OEM filter's gasket.... remove my UIM and torque the MF down like there's no tomorrow.

Anyone else run into this type of problem -- particularly with the RB plate already in place?

Not a happy camper.

I would be trying the same thing, I have the same RB plate.
I'm still considering buying the kit.

Soooo ummm ya, I like the idea of tapping new holes in to the sender plate.
Especially cause I got's a machine shop nice a close by, and the owner is a friend I went to school with back in the day.

Brice had indicated it would not be a problem :rolleyes::wallbash:

Take some pics if you can. At which point is it gushing from in between the RB plate and our remote sender?

I'll see what I can do. Will track down a picture of the RB plate and mark the spot where it leaks. If the remote sender's gasket was a mere 3-4mm shorter in diameter I'm certain it wouldn't be a problem at all.

Also Brice, the remote sender (and the AN fittings) are fairly scuffed up at this point. I'd actually be embarrassed to post pictures of them.

To do this job "right", you really do need to remove the UIM... at least with the RB plate.

Here's the vicinity of the gush... both install attempts it blew at the same location.

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1346117704

I have a spare Prosport sandwich plate which is a little different than the RB. If you'd like to try it, I'll send it to you.

thanks HiFlite999 ... I'm in no hurry for the install at this point. I may just go the custom machining route on the RR sender as I suspect there's sufficient coverage on the OEM plate for it... otherwise I think Brice would be hearing about this more often.

Just as frustrating as the leak is the visible "damage" (scratches, scuffs, etc) that have happened on the RR kit repeatedly installing and uninstalling it.

It understandable on posting pics. I am assuming it is not making a sufficient seal because of the lack of space at that portion. My suggestion would be use a RED RTV sealant and see if that helps. I will say removing the UIM will be a huge help, and you are correct I had only installed this kit on the prosport adapters before so this would be a first with the RB plate.

ya know, RTV on the inside of the gasket would very likely solve the problem. I just might try that with the UIM off for my 3rd attempt ... just need to build up the courage to try this a third time.

So this is a complete bust with the RB sender, Brice.

The problem is that the adapter nut that mounts up with the RB sender center threads hits the RB's center nut. No amount of RTV or torque is going to solve this.

A shaved adapter or one that is about 2-3mm shorter would do the trick. Please advise on next steps.

Shell

Brice, I tried to order online but it will not complete and order under $200. What's up with that? Sent an email via the website.

Don replied to your email.

Thanks

Brice

Brice, as requested via PM, I have forwarded you the following pictures identifying the incompatibility between your relocation kit and the RB sandwich plate.

Please advise,
Shell

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1348450853

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1348450853

You're describing an incompatibility with his product and another companies aftermarket product, they are not made to work together. The relocation kit works with the stock oil filter neck, simple as that, what do you expect Brice to do?

Why don't you go to Racing Beat and complain that their Oil sandwich plate doesn't work with Raceroots relocation kit and see what kind of response you get.

damn guy chill out. All shell is doing is telling RR that they could make a slight modification to their system to make it even more marketable to others.

clearly someone pooped in your cheerios this morning as this was nothing more than a helpful post than a criticism .

Perhaps you missed the part where it was indicated to me that it wouldn't be a problem before I made the purchase. Settle down there fanboi. I'm looking forward to getting this resolved and providing a solution for others thinking of trying to do the same.

ShellDude you should msg this guy RX8Club.com - View Profile: Z0oMzo0m

I do believe he had both of them installed last time I looked at his ride.

will do, redline86 .. thanks for the heads up!

:rofl:
I just don't see a reason for you to be posting here complaining about Raceroots product, when there's really no reason to.

Quit crying about it.

I'm far from a fanboy of anyone, like I said why don't you go to Racing Beat and complain that their product doesn't work with Raceroots relocation kit. Your logic is completely backwards.

If you want them to work together about 2min with a grinder/dremel would solve your problem.

That certainly appears to be the case and I figured it out after three failed attempts (final one being with the UIM off) of trying to get this thing mounted.

That was a bit more of an investment than what I originally signed up for. Do you have anything else constructive to add or are you just gonna keep ragging on me with stupid insults and unnecessary insinuations?

I have not ragged on you or insulted you in anyway.

It's a simple fix, if you can't fix it yourself just give Brice a chance to respond via PM.

Why do you need the RB Plate anyway?
There's two 1/8"NPT ports in the filter end of the relocation kit for gauge senders.

I'm sure he will respond via PM. I'm sure he'll respond here in the thread too. Not sure what your point is? Open -- transparent -- communication is a good thing.

I thought about using the two remote ports ... problem there is I need 3 and they all end up routed up near the original oil filter location anyway.

Have also considered milling the RR sandwich plate too.

Lots of options -- none of which involve plug-n-play.

I'm assuming the third port is for your oil feed line, you may want to consider using something like this as it would allow you to feed filtered oil to your turbo.

Russell Performance 670360 - Russell AN Flare Unions and Caps - Overview - SummitRacing.com

Yup.. I might as well buy 3 of them and daisy chain them for oil feed, oil temp, and oil pressure ;)