The big ports don't bypass. If the big hole on the lower gallery was plugged and a small line was installed to the port beside it, the oil would bypass to the pan and a restrictor would be needed if the full flow canister was being used. Right now that big filter with the 1/2" ID lines is just eye candy- - -virtually no flow through it.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
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