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Re: Race engine oil viscosity

To: basavage@earthlink.net (Bryan Savage), land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Race engine oil viscosity
From: ardunbill@webtv.net
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:21:53 -0500 (EST)
Bryan, over 50 years ago Rollie Free and Marty Dickerson set Bonneville
records on their Vincents using 10w  oil, when the factory specified
50w.  These were ball and roller bearing engines.  Marty told me Rollie
told him to do it, Rollie had found it reduced internal drag years
before, and gave more speed.  Bill






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