Glad to hear it worked for you until you changed the pan to a baffled one. Must be for all the tracking you do
What type of fitting/s will I need to use the sump plug hole as a return line? I'd assume auto parts stores would carry the needed parts?

I hear you. I'm a supporter/believer in quality brand names, not just for the "swag" of a premium/good quality brand but because of the legit proven quality behind the name. Tegiwa seems to be a good quality brand that isn't too expensive across the board. I'll research them more before taking the plunge on their filter sandwich. I see the VT kit included a little oil feed fitting between the pressure sending unit and the block. I don't have it from the looks of it. Anyway even if I did I would not be able to wire up an oil pressure gauge using that VT piece which I'd like alongside my soon to acquire AEM UEGO.

Other thing I noticed is you can't run an ETD with a blower kit installed...or can you? I like the idea of added damping assisting the engine mounts with the extra load of a blower kit up front...