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Aug 21 2019, 05:29 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 483 Joined: 6-March 15 From: Nokesville, Virginia Member No.: 18,493 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
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Chi-town |
Aug 24 2019, 03:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 851 Joined: 31-August 18 From: Disneyland Member No.: 22,446 Region Association: Southern California |
Not to start a S--T Storm, but what are your "Oil Expert" credentials? We are all highly opinionated individuals on this board, and I know oil is like religion so try to be helpful. I know that you did not build a camshaft "Spinatron" to test almost every oil in search of the answer as to why cams and lifters suddenly started failing. Jake and Charles did. You did not post the results to the board as Jake and Charles did. The recommendation to use Brad Penn 10-15 yrs ago came from Jake and Charles, they had no financial interest in making that recommendation, just the interest of the community. To answer your question I am not an oil expert, my expertise is in automotive data collection which I've been doing for 20+ years with everyone from OEM powertrain evaluation to professional formula race teams. I agree with you oil opinions are everywhere and discussing the points can be hazardous to your mental well being. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) I've seen almost every oil manufacturer come onto one forum or another and put on a great dog and pony show. A spinatron is an old way of testing oil and a heavy additive package can make any oil look good on it. (Remember the old Slick50 and Prolube commercials?) It does not show you the nature (organic or synthetic) or the quality of the base stock or the additive package. The easiest way to tell if an oil is worth the money is to have a virgin sample and a a sample after you have used it in your application and have them independently analyzed. This eliminates the opinion from the decision making process. As I always tell people, do your homework and don't believe the internet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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