[Shotimes] AMSOIL By-pass filter

[Jim and Debbie Leyden]

Paul,

I have been doing quite a bit of reading lately and I'm real curious about
the Amsoil Bypass filter.  I have been convinced for over thirty years that
the major reason that we are told to change our oil at three thousand mile
intervals is to help support our oil industry.  When I was in the militay I
worked in the engine room of a diesel powered powered ship.  Each engine oil
sump contained three hundred gallons of engine oil.  The oil was NEVER
changed and instead was run through a DeLaval Centrifigal Oil Purifier.  The
purifier was a large cetrifuge that would spin out all the particulate
matter in the oil.  The oil remained black (of course) but never the less
was never changed.  I have been kicking this thought around in my head for
the last twenty years and have actually been looking for an oil purifier to
purchase for my own.

Now, for the questions...

Do you (or anyone you know) use the Amsoil by-pass filter your SHO?
If so, where is the filter mounted?  (looks real tight under my hood for a
dual remote filter)
What happens to the carcinogens that gather in the oil if you use the
Filter?
How expensive are the filter catridges?
How often do the filter cartridges need to be changed?
Is it available as a kit so I don't have to try to locate parts from ten
different sources?
Is the dual filter system compatible with good old fashioned dino oil?
What sort of life expectancy does one see from filtered dino oil? (I'm still
not convinced about using synthetics in a SHO motor but if anyone can show
me a 250,000+ mile SHO motor that ran on synthetics all it's life, I'd be
willing to listen)

Jim
'93 MTX

P.S.  As far as synthetics go, my car ran for 200,000 miles before
swallowing a catalytic converter.  The engine oil was changed at 3K
intervals and was never touched until the cat incident.  At that point I
installed new rings, bearings and put on ported and polished heads as well
as a valve job and 60K service.  The only valve shims that had to be
replaced were a result of a valve grind job and  not a single shim or cam
lobe showed any appreciable signs of wear.  If I had acess to a valve tip
grinder I probably would not have replaced a single shim.