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Re: Vacuum Pumps, etc..

To: drmayf <drmayf@mayfco.com>
Subject: Re: Vacuum Pumps, etc..
From: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@wildblue.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:08:26 -0700
There are racing oils, Royal Purple for one, used by Pro Stock and other 
drag
racers that are very, very thin. Royal Purple has a 0W-10 and a 0W-7.
I would guess at 80 degrees the oil was as thin as 5W-30 is at 200 degrees.

The old Indy Ford V-8 (non turbo) owners manual called for 180 water and
160 oil before cranking the motor. The oil specified was Ford Rotella(sp)
20W-40.

Bryan




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