[Shotimes] AMSOIL By-pass filter

[Paul L Fisher]

I respect Doug's opinion on lots of stuff. I have one of his ATX's in my
car. He works on more SHO's in one day than I ever will. I just disagree on
him on this one issue.

Paul L Fisher
'93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 169K Build date 11/18/1992
- K&N Panel filter, Tokico Struts, Eibach Springs, Dynomax cat-back, Holley
190lph fuel pump, FPS rebuilt ATX, 26mm rear sway bar, Performance-Plus
Stainless Steel Y-pipe, Delrin sub-frame bushings, Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30
oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF.
'00 Ford Explorer XLT 5.0L V8 AWD Oxford White Clearcoat 39K Build date
11/19/1999
- Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 oil, K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit

SHO Club member http://www.shoclub.com/
Check out my web site http://www.paul-fisher.com/
Amsoil dealer http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil.htm

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim and Debbie Leyden" <jndleyden@mindspring.com>
To: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] AMSOIL By-pass filter


> I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that it might tend to
strain
> a friendship.
>
> I live 10 miles north of Douglasville, Georgia
> You figure it out!
> ;>)
> Jim
> '93 MTX
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
> To: "Jim and Debbie Leyden" <jndleyden@mindspring.com>;
> <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 12:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] AMSOIL By-pass filter
>
>
> > Let me guess, local expert was Doug Lewis?
> >
> > He is the only person I have heard bad mouth synthetics. My cams look
good
> > after 169K miles on synthetic. The rod bearings have been replaced but I
> > abused my oil several times (ran 50,000 miles on one filter and one oil
> > change).
> >
> > Paul L Fisher
> > '93 Ford Taurus SHO Crimson Clearcoat ATX 169K Build date 11/18/1992
> > - K&N Panel filter, Tokico Struts, Eibach Springs, Dynomax cat-back,
> Holley
> > 190lph fuel pump, FPS rebuilt ATX, 26mm rear sway bar, Performance-Plus
> > Stainless Steel Y-pipe, Delrin sub-frame bushings, Amsoil Series 2000
> 0W-30
> > oil, Amsoil Synthetic ATF.
> > '00 Ford Explorer XLT 5.0L V8 AWD Oxford White Clearcoat 39K Build date
> > 11/19/1999
> > - Amsoil Series 2000 0W-30 oil, K&N Fuel Injection Performance Kit
> >
> > SHO Club member http://www.shoclub.com/
> > Check out my web site http://www.paul-fisher.com/
> > Amsoil dealer http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil.htm
> >
> > Get $5 free from Paypal! https://www.paypal.com/refer/pal=P3XEFFBFUFKN6
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim and Debbie Leyden" <jndleyden@mindspring.com>
> > To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <dmall@mwonline.net>
> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 11:41 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] AMSOIL By-pass filter
> >
> >
> > > > When your cat converters failed, was it because of a bad
> > > > thermostat?
> > >
> > > The cause of the cat failure is unknown.
> > >
> > > >In your note you seem skeptical of synthetics,
> > > > but you had a car go 200,000 before a non-oil related
> > > > failure took out the motor.  And you said you used
> > > > synthetics in it. So I don't get your comment above about
> > > > doubting the use of synthetics in SHO's?  Your note reads
> > > > like you used synthetics in it, but I suspect you meant to
> > > > say you used regular oil and changed it at 3000 mile
> > > > intervals....right?
> > >
> > > Correct, after going back and reading it, it guess I worded that
poorly.
> > >
> > > As far as being a skeptic about synthetics is concerned,  I used Mobil
1
> > in
> > > all my cars until I got the SHO.  Before I purchased the SHO I took it
> to
> > a
> > > local SHO guru and had an evaluation done on the car to see if it was
> > worth
> > > the purchse price.  At that time I was warned off of synthetics in the
> SHO
> > > motor and shown several valve shims and camshafts that had failed.  I
> was
> > > told at the time that the only common denominator between the failures
> was
> > > the use of synthetic oil.  Further, I used to know a professional
> > motorcycle
> > > racer that felt that synthetic oil and motorcycle engines just did not
> > mix.
> > > He also cited several failures on the top end of bucket/shim style
> motors
> > > that he attributed to synthetic oils.
> > > I'd love to be convinced otherwise as I have always felt that that
> > > synthetics are better all the way around, but the idea of trashing my
> SHO
> > > motor just plain scares the heck out of me.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jim
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