There is an oil discussion going on at land-speeed list also. It has
been in progress some time. I was also concerned about using the correct
oil in the world's fastest sunbeam (wannabe) and after the research done
on the list, I decided to run either Mobil -1R which I believe is a
0W-30 full synthetic or the Mobil -1 SUV oil, a full synthetic also,
which has the same additives as the 1R oil but is far easier to find
(and cheaper!). They both have the ZDDP aditives in the same quantities
(I am told). The SUV oil uses it to prevent scuffing during towing
operatons under heavy load on the engine. I decided that was good enough
for me. So far so good. YMMV, lol..
mayf, way off and far out in pahrump...
awtiger@cox.net wrote:
>Hey, guys:
>
>All this talk about the lack of specific additives in the new motor oil has me
>a bit worried. I vintage race a Series I Alpine and I've just built a brand
>new 1600 for it that has yet to be fired or broken in. In the old motor I ran
>Mobil 1 and, even though I had an engine failure, it was not oil-related.
>
>My question for the group now is should I abandon Mobil 1 and run this Shell
>Rotella T consistently instead? What about break-in oil, Shell or Mobil? I
>sure don't want to waste a brand new 1600! What do you all think?
>
>Thanks,
>Andy Walker
>B382001600LRXFE Tiger Mk1A
>B9006857LRX Alpine Series I
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