i would like to know if i can run without the stock fuel filter element, i have a racor 2 micron setup on the frame..... i don't want to get rid of the canister because of the fuel heater, my question is, will the engine run without the element in place?

 

i answered my question, i took it out ,and primed it with the pump thats on the racor, fuel pressure never drops below12 psi at wot .... idles at 15

 

Nothing like answering you own question.