[Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use?

[Scott]

I have used only Redline product for oil, gear, rear-end for ten
years.............. 
Scott Chaiken
Lotus 7S1 #776, VSCCA

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From: vintage-race-bounces+schaiken=comcast.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:vintage-race-bounces+schaiken=comcast.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Pat Ryan
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 7:56 PM
To: 'John A. Rollins'; twobees at sprynet.com; 'Vintage Racing Digest'
Subject: Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use?

Hello all,

I recently lost an expensive engine to a new formulation.  You should know
about it.  John R is dead on.

Mobile One made a formula change in the last year (mostly about removing
zinc to comply with new EPA regs).  They notified their distributors that
the product should definitely not be used in racing activities but that info
did not filter down to all users.

As I was about to make the same mistake again in my replacement engine, the
TrueSports guy told me that they no longer sell Mobile One for racing, based
on advice from Mobile One.

I researched the info and shared it with my engine builder and we now agree
that Mobile One used to be an acceptable generic synthetic and we were
saving money by using it instead of Red Line or Joe Gibbs oil.

Unfortunately, it no longer can support racing stresses.  Both Joe Gibbs and
Brad Penn say that they still have the zinc, so we will use those from now
on.

Pat Ryan
Camaro #15 SVRA



-----Original Message-----
From: vintage-race-bounces+pat=prismacars.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:vintage-race-bounces+pat=prismacars.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
John A. Rollins
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 6:42 PM
To: twobees at sprynet.com; 'Vintage Racing Digest'
Subject: Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use?

I would say he needs to take a break from whatever is stressing him out.
The type of oil used has very little to do with creating massive amounts of
additional horsepower but a lot to do with making a motor last.  A better
discussion is that of the removal of the zinc and phosphor additives for the
new formulations of most oil these days.  That's causing a LOT of additional
wear and more than a few engine failures...

*8o)

Website: http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-nobozos

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[mailto:vintage-race-bounces+no_bozos=bellsouth.net at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Norm 2Bs
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 6:23 PM
To: Vintage Racing Digest
Subject: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use?

I had a conversation recently with a guy who insists that vintage racers do
NOT use synthetic oil.  I told him, in that case, I must have been racing
newer cars as I have been using synthetic oil in my vintage racers since
1999 once the engines have been broken-in.  But, he is adamant that we ONLY
use petroleum-based oils.

What do you folks on the Digest use?

Norm Sippel
'59 Turner
'60 Alfa
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