Re: Advice on Choosing a Musclecar Oil
[Re: fourgearsavoy]
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08/15/16 12:31 PM
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joelson6
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I look at it this way, how often do you change the oil in your hotrod? Most of us it's once a year so what's $50 for something as important as good oil in a flat tappet cam engine I use Brad Penn for my engine on the advice of of some knowledgeable engine builders. Gus this is absolutely true, but when you have 7 cars it can get a bit pricey. I use the Rotella 15-40 with the Hughes Engines additive.
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Re: Advice on Choosing a Musclecar Oil
[Re: BDW]
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08/15/16 10:10 PM
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fourgearsavoy
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Why stop there? You using the $20 oil filter too? Whatever the best filter I can get costs is small compared to what a new engine build costs(and I do my own builds). I love the way my 493 runs and I would gladly pay $100 a year to keep it together Gus
64 Plymouth Savoy 493 Indy EZ's by Nick at Compu-Flow 5-Speed Richmond faceplate Liberty box Dana 60
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Re: Advice on Choosing a Musclecar Oil
[Re: b_body_fan]
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08/16/16 03:12 AM
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HemiRick
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Another Rotella guy here all my flat tappet motors have run it for years now....
Take care, Rick 68 Coronet R/T 440 & 68 Charger 528 Hemi,and 5 Challengers! 6 cyl, 318, 360, 383, 451
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Re: Advice on Choosing a Musclecar Oil
[Re: b_body_fan]
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08/16/16 12:09 PM
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Valvoline VR1.
My 1100 hp street driven hemi gets 7.5 qts. of 20w50 VR1 and my dad's flat tappet cam 6 pack road runner uses it to. No extra additives and no issues whatsoever.
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: Advice on Choosing a Musclecar Oil
[Re: Neil]
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08/17/16 04:59 AM
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dangina
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I don't use synthetic in anything that sits for extended periods as the crank grinder guy I use says it's so slippery it doesn't cling to anything so you can end up with a dry cam and lifters on vehicles that don't get used frequently.
hmm never thought about this, is this true?
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