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Re: [Land-speed] Oil and Filter Recommendations...

To: <sparky.2211@cox.net>, <drmayf@mayfco.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>, <ed@vetteracing.com>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Oil and Filter Recommendations...
From: "David in Durango" <adin@frontier.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 08:48:13 -0600
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My dear  Sparky (man of many hats)

what wt. oil do you run?  my street cars are 20-50 and I know that is 
robbing power . . .

please and thank you!

David in Durango



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To: <drmayf@mayfco.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>; <ed@vetteracing.com>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Oil and Filter Recommendations...


> What weight do you like to run ED?
>
> wmts'64
>
> ---- Ed Van Scoy <ed@vetteracing.com> wrote:
>> In my application (SBC) I have had good luck with Mobil 1 syn, I have a 
>> remote
>> oil filter and use a large (about 6" diam.) Wix Racing oil filter.
>> Ed
>> PS you can get Mobil 1 at Walmart in 5 qt jugs a lot cheaper than any of 
>> the
>> parts chains.....
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Larry Mayfield [mailto:drmayf@mayfco.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 07:17 AM
>> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Land-speed] Oil and Filter Recommendations...
>>
>> Ok, so I have drained the break in oil (Shell Rotella T 15W 40, from the 
>> new
>> Sunbeam race motor and cleaned out the pan. Now it is time to put in the
>> really good (read expensive) stuff. I know you folk builkd race motors 
>> better
>> than me, so how about you telling me, and the rest of us, what you 
>> recommend
>> for a filter for race and which synthetic oil you think is best? This 
>> motor
>> has basically all standard bearing clearances and some of the newer 
>> metric
>> piston rings, gap less. Roller lifters, roller rockers, timing chain
>> Torrington thrust bearing. All pretty standard stuff... Good race journal
>> bearings.Whadda ya think? Tell me?mayf--
>> ______________________________drmayfWorlds Fastest Sunbeam, 
>> period.204.913 mph
>> flying mile210.779 mph exit
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