oil pump for an engine build

to those in the know.  I am thinking of getting a new oil pump with the fitting on it for an oil filter.  JC Whitney sells one for use with a dish cam for 68 dollars and it seems like a good price.  some of the other websites have similar products and it says it will not work with a standard or merged tube header exhaust which I have already purchased, I also think it said it wouldn't work with the preheater tubes on the left side either.  I'm just tired of having to drop the screen every oil change and it seems an oil filter would be better protection.
Is anybody using one of these and running either a stock or a merged header

Several ideas come to mind, but questions are involved.

Ever thought about doghouse cooler bypass and run separate oil cooler and filter locations. This way you can run a better cooling system and use a spin on ph8 filter at an isolated location, say under a fender well.

How about tapping for full flow and then using an isolated filter? Again a spin on ph8 or even a Berg filter. This would depend on whether you want to disassemble the engine. The metal shavings when you tap the engine case for full flow may backwash into the engine ruining the bearings least of all.

Other idea is to get one of those oil pump plate covers that bold on and allows you to put an isolated spin on filter. Again a ph8.

I think I have one of those plates laying around. I can look. Also have a Berg filter somewhere.

Hope I could help.

Hey Tony,
Most people would probably tell you to stay away from JC Whitney if you want a decent part.  Some of their stuff may be ok, but I probably wouldn't want to buy an engine part from there.

This page has some oil pump covers with in and out ports that you can run hoses to/from for a remotely mounted filter.
http://www.cbperformance.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=254

compatible filter mounts can be found here
http://www.cbperformance.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=256

thanks Eric they do have some nice items