Oil filter relocation kit

[tonyjh63]

Ok, so I want to install a remote filter kit on my Mercruiser 4.3...my question is: why are there such huge discrepancies in the prices? Some are less than $50 (Summit Racing, for instance), while others are nudging $400! What gives?
What do y'all recommend? Thanks!

 

[alldodge]

Look at the quality of the parts being used, other then that it might be a brand name or "marine" is in the title

 

[Scott Danforth]

Look at line sizes and fittings. Cheap kits have hose barbs and hose clamps. Higher end kits have proper fittings, a bracket and the bypass check needed

Remote filter kits require a different bypass check valve in the block (30 psi vs 11psi)

 

[alldodge]

Remote filter kits require a different bypass check valve in the block (30 psi vs 11psi)

It's my understanding this is used with HP oil pump but not with stock

 

[Scott Danforth]

It's my understanding this is used with HP oil pump but not with stock

Since adding an adapter, fittings and about 6 feet of hoses adds restriction the stock bypass check could open and it pass any oil to the remote filter. I would recommend changing the check

 

[alldodge]

ok, recommendation