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1. Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: RACE427@aol.com
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 22:48:18 EST
Thick, heavy oil is old school thinking, past technology. With the new Synthetic oils thinner is better and faster! We all agree that anything which reduces drag on the engine's rotational mass will
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00285.html (7,798 bytes)

2. Re: Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: RACE427@aol.com
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 18:23:36 EST
As far as Racing Oil is concerned, I was always taught that it lacked the additives neccessary to use it in a street car. It does not have alot of detergents in it's formula since most race cars have
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00314.html (7,367 bytes)

3. Re: Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: RACE427@aol.com
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 18:31:07 EST
Detonation is actually the sound of the cylinder walls vibrating. Gasoline engines are built like junk compared to a real diesel engine, and I am talking a Powerstroke or a Duramax. Sorry, I do not c
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00315.html (7,494 bytes)

4. Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 19:19:45 -0500
OK, since we have discussed the virtues of lower viscosity oil and synthetic's, I have another question. What is the difference, if any, between all the different formulas of oil on the market, espec
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00318.html (7,503 bytes)

5. Re: Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 19:24:37 -0500
Sooo...the oil companies are charging us a little more and giving us a little Basically there is no reason why I can't buy a good quality 10W-30 (or what ever) off the shelf at Wal-Mart and have a we
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00319.html (8,048 bytes)

6. Re: Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: "Thomas E. Bryant" <saltracer@awwwsome.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 17:43:38 -0800
I think you are correct. All oils have to meet a certain API Standard. I believe that most automotive oils have the same ratings and a diesel will have a different API requirement. This subject gets
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00321.html (8,217 bytes)

7. Re: Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: "Keith Turk" <kturk@adelphia.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 21:47:10 -0600
Tom I started to make a statement very similiar... I've never met anyone that didn't have an opinion about oil... even my Dad who know's how to start a car has an opinion.... ( he thinks checking the
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00324.html (8,020 bytes)

8. Re: Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: "piggy" <piggy@accessatc.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 23:17:40 -0500
Like you I've run many oils... none with any ill effect. in thousands of engines ( yes in my navy career i saw thousands , we had over 300 rolling stock alone in one command ) and even in the day whe
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00326.html (8,571 bytes)

9. Re: Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: Bryan Savage <basavage@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 21:52:38 -0800
Your comment: Brought back some old memories. When I was in the USAF in the late '50s, the Sergeant in charge of our Motor Pool explained that the idea "Don't mix brands" was BS. He was in Korea in 1
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00329.html (9,251 bytes)

10. Re: Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: W S Potter <wester6935@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 22:11:49 -0700
When people talk about mixing oil brands it brings to mind the annual amalgamation of oil brands at SEMA. Every year it seems there is one less display from a given oil company and a slightly larger
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00330.html (9,067 bytes)

11. Re: Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: Nt788@aol.com
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 13:40:33 EST
I knew a guy who worked 24-7 for Chevron R&D developing a better product! I'm influenced by the color of the can! Jack
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00348.html (7,626 bytes)

12. RE: Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:15:44 -0600
I think "Racing Oil" has a higher level of de- foaming additives (for high-RPM), among other things. Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ OK, since we have discussed the virtues of lower viscosity oil and synth
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00356.html (7,885 bytes)

13. RE: Oil Viscosity (score: 1)
Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:08:04 -0600
Unless I'm mistaken, Zinc DithiophosPhate is one of the main ingredients in the little can of "break-in" lube that the cam suppliers used to include with their solid lifter kits; maybe they still do
/html/land-speed/2004-03/msg00367.html (8,984 bytes)


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