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Ah looks as though it might fit. It's certainly 50mm high. The obvious disadvantage is that it would increase the head loss across the filter and reduce the catchment area by 50%. However I think I'll will give it a whirl, reduce the filter replacement time by 50% and use long life oil. it would be ...

Is it possible to get a 50mm high spin on oil filter on the V8 engine I am putting into an MGB, without having to resort to putting a remote oil filter kit on.?

Thanks