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Hi Joe:
No problem at all getting at a block mounted filter. It is on the drivers side front of the block. Well ahead of the engine mount. Very very easy to access with just the lifting of the front of the car on jackstands. You will need to lift the front to gain access to the drain plug in the pan. My ERA's filter is attached that way on a 428FE engine.
The filter is attached to a sandwich adapter, and that adaptor is attached, in turn, to the filter housing which is attached to the block. This method leaves the top of the engine compartment much less cluttered (vs topside remote filter adaptors) and also reduces the number of hoses and fittings. By reducing the number of these elements, IMO, you reduce the number of maintenance points or translated, you reduce the number of items that can go wrong or bad.
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