[Spridgets] oil for spridgets

Billy Zoom billyzoom at billyzoom.com
Thu Jul 23 16:16:08 MDT 2009


Pre-1997 amount was 1600ppm.
Brad Penn oil is 800ppm.

> More is not always better. ZDDP is also a corrosive. Flat tappet cams
> seem to like that 1200-1400 ppm. Go over that amount (like dumping too
> much red-bottle STP into your 20-50 GTX) and you swing the pendulum the
> other way.
> 
> Easiest insurance: use oil formulated for aircooled motorcycles.
> 
> Only a little less easy: use Brad Penn which you can get by UPS or, if
> you happen to live near a distributor or race shop, right out the back
> door.


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