[aceracer24]

Pretty much my thoughts as well but since I have never seen it done or heard of anyone doing it, I just left it at that...hehe I really should have asked. On that note, my oil pressure shot right up as soon as my engine started as well. I would imagine that even though it does take some time for a filter to soak up the oil thats being poured into it, the oil under pressure will soak the element far quicker then what a typical pour would do. I do agree however, that filling it up first would be a much better idea and I do plan to do that from now on. I guess the fact that my previous engines all had the filter at some odd angle and so made less sense to do.