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What's your favorite engine oil?
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 04:01 AM
I have a pump gas 9.2:1 small block stroker, 426, stout hyd cam, Scat forged crank, Carillo Rods, Diamond Pistons, etc.).
It's already dyno'd and broken in and I'm prepparing to dump the oil and filter and replace it all. Any reccomendations?
Posted By: SuperStocker
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 04:08 AM
Valvoline 10W-30 not for street use, part#VV-850
Posted By: Azzkikrcuda
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 04:10 AM
Valvoline VR1 20W50 PN#211
Posted By: Thumperdart
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 04:19 AM
Valvoline semi-synth 5w20 or 5w30.
Posted By: Al_Alguire
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 04:21 AM
I have been using the Brad Penn stuff for a little while and so far I am very happy with it.
Posted By: rebel
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 04:26 AM
theres something in Valvoline oil that causes some people to get a rash. i was using valvoline at one stage & whilst retorquing the heads & refitting the rocker gear my buddy that was helping came out with a red rash on his hands & wrists. we changed to penzoil & all was ok but i later refilled with Valvoline & my buddy's rash came back & he refused to work on my motor. Valvoline oil is fine as far as i'm concerned just we use penzoil for the sake of my crew member.
Posted By: Triple Threat
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 04:54 AM
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I have been using the Brad Penn stuff for a littel while and so far I am very happy with it.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 05:31 AM
BTW, Brad Penn is what it was broken in with and is the chosen oil of the builder. Is it commonly available? I've never seen it around here.
Posted By: Cab_Burge
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 05:39 AM
I use regular old school type Valvoline 5W 20wt in my street cars. I'm now using Pennzoil 25W 50WT racing oil in my all out race motors
Try rubbibg some of that pennsoil racing oil on your fingers and rub them together, there is some good stuff in that oil now
Posted By: mopar376d
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 09:09 AM
Penzoil 10 w 30 synthetic
Posted By: Cudafied
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 09:47 AM
Posted By: SKR8PN
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 10:37 AM
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 10:53 AM
VALVOLINE 20W-50 VR1 #211 excellant oil, in all my cars .
Posted By: StandOnIt
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 11:05 AM
Hyd roller stroker sb here. I use royal purple 5/30 race. Its on the shelf at local parts store. I have tried others and makes lifter noise when first cranked. I dont have this with the r/p. Wix filters.
Posted By: smokinwoody
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 11:52 AM
ROYAL PURPLE after break in..
Posted By: 11secdart
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 12:08 PM
Brad Penn 10w30
Posted By: Bob_Coomer
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 12:17 PM
Advance Auto Brand oil (maybe Havoline) 20w-50 with a standard Purolator filter.
Been running it for 10+ years
Posted By: RacerGofKGB
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 12:41 PM
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Advance Auto Brand oil (maybe Havoline) 20w-50 with a standard Purolator filter.
Been running it for 10+ years
This is what i run in all of my daily drivers.
Posted By: cl440
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 12:45 PM
Still running the Rotella 15w40 in the race car. We do add a pint of Comp Cams break in additive at every oil change.
Posted By: BobR
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 02:09 PM
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Brad Penn
Click here for link to Brad Penn
This is the only oil that our engine builder will let us put into our race engine.
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Posted By: 383man
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 03:10 PM
Valvoline. Ron
Posted By: Moparnut426
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 03:14 PM
Royal purple, or brad penn
Posted By: Steve1118
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 03:29 PM
Brad Penn 20W-50
Posted By: Locomotion
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 03:57 PM
Amsoil has a new line of Dominator racing oils that I'm switching to, 5w-20 and 10w-30. I've also used their 0w-30 and diesel HDD 5w-30.
Amsoil source and info site.
Posted By: Lil Demon
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 04:30 PM
Brad Penn
Posted By: CompSyn
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 05:08 PM
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I have a pump gas 9.2:1 small block stroker, 426, stout hyd cam, Scat forged crank, Carillo Rods, Diamond Pistons, etc.).
It's already dyno'd and broken in and I'm prepparing to dump the oil and filter and replace it all. Any reccomendations?
Moparts.com - Members in Business - Amsoil Racing 10W-30(RD30) Oil - link
Posted By: Kudakidd
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 05:10 PM
Now? Valvoline VR1 20W-50 . I used to use Kendall GT-1 Racing oil (the green oil). Now it's under Brad Penn and not as easily available.
Posted By: Dans 68
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 05:15 PM
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Brad Penn 20W-50
Same here.
Dan
Posted By: MLR426
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 05:19 PM
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I have a pump gas 9.2:1 small block stroker, 426, stout hyd cam, Scat forged crank, Carillo Rods, Diamond Pistons, etc.).
It's already dyno'd and broken in and I'm prepparing to dump the oil and filter and replace it all. Any reccomendations?
Put 20-50 Brad Penn back in with HP Wix filter.
It was possibly broken in with Brad Penn 30
weight break in oil.
logan426
Posted By: Neil
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 06:11 PM
I have always used Valvoline in everything. I used Synpower in my last car and the standard oil in my daily driver. No problems with it + it's readily available. You can't find the Valvoline race oils, or any other race oil for that matter, very easily.
Posted By: 10secchallenger
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 06:19 PM
either wolfs head or wal-mart brand 10w30
Posted By: HEMIDARTS
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/16/09 06:50 PM
We love our Brad Penn. I know there are a number of guys on here who sell it. someone has to be in your area.
Posted By: CompSyn
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 12:55 AM
20W-50 Grades...
Posted By: Pacnorthcuda
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 12:56 AM
Anything with ZDDPlus added to it.
Posted By: ahy
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 01:10 AM
Shell Rotella T + STP for my classic. Its has the zinc the flat tappet needs with STP for extra insurance plus its readily available and reasonably priced.
Posted By: dartman366
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 01:29 AM
Brad Penn for two years now and I like it,,used to run the old Kendall GT-1, then it became non-existant so I switched to Rotella T untill I found the BP.
Posted By: 10.90 Racer
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 01:55 AM
Wally-Mart 10W30 + Comp#159
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 02:21 AM
Only one supporter of the AMSoil but the graph shown is interesting, how does it stack up in an engine requiring zinc? A ball bearing test is one thing, what kind of real world comparisons exist?
Posted By: RO23dave
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 02:40 AM
torco race synthetic dave ss/ea #1355
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 02:52 AM
Rotella 15-40 synthetic
Posted By: Bigbeep
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 04:48 AM
Brad Penn here. Price on it here just went thru the roof. Last case I bought was 40 bucks. Now 60 bucks. Heck of a time to increase oil capacity on the cuda.LOL
Just a test for you considering switching to BP. Wash some of your internal engine parts with your current oil off in a parts washer and do the same with BP. The stuff really hangs on. Not very scientific, but sure makes you feel better when you have trouble breaking it down with solvents. Beep
Posted By: CompSyn
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 11:06 AM
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Only one supporter of the AMSoil but the graph shown is interesting, how does it stack up in an engine requiring zinc? A ball bearing test is one thing, what kind of real world comparisons exist?
Four-Ball Wear Test (ASTM D-4172) = Metal to metal contact, 132 pounds of pressure, 302 degrees Fahrenheit, 1800rpm, 1 hour duration.
Some believe the test doesn’t represent real world engine operation, while others consider it somewhat conducive to flat-tappet cam operation. It’s not THE test, but it’s A test to look at when considering motor oils. The Four-Ball Wear Test is an approved test by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).
I figured hemi471 would have chimed in by now. He likes Amsoil Dominator 10W-30 in his 528 Hemi.
Posted By: justinp61
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 12:46 PM
Caterpillar HD diesel oil here, about $55 for five gallons the last time I bought it.
Posted By: hemi471
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 02:13 PM
I used Valvoline VR1 10W30 for break-in then switched to Amsoil. When the new Dominator oil came out thats what I use. Again 10W30. Im not a fan of thick oil. The Dominator Racing oil is a high zinc formula ( I have a flat tappet cam) So far I am very pleased with Amsoil!
Posted By: ajcasini
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 02:16 PM
I have been using Bradd-Peen for years now. I currently use the 10w30 race oil with a WIX filter in both my cars. One an 11.0 Roadrunner and the other an 8.80 dragster.
Use their break in oil too. (Still add the Comp lube to it).
AJ
Posted By: Rapid340
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 02:21 PM
Any decent 10W-30 with 1 ounce per quart of Oil-Extreme concentrate.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 02:45 PM
Anyone here a fan of Mobil 1 oil filters? I ask because I recently had a few of them given to me new in the boxes, hate to ust toss them but I will if they are junk. I've used Wix before with no troubles.
Posted By: cudarex
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 02:55 PM
Well Scott, if you can make a judgement from these responses your a better man than me. Looks like you have about 30 options. Kinda like asking what is your favorite type woman.
Posted By: B G Racing
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 03:07 PM
It was very easy for us to choose,we use the oil we get free,Mobil-1 and Royal Purple.We have found no problems with either.
Posted By: greenmcode
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 03:31 PM
Brad Penn 10w30 race oil..
FL1A motorcraft filter painted in primer..
Hey I work for a ford dealer..
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Posted By: 11secdart
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 04:01 PM
If anyone wants a case or 2 of Brad Penn, if you pre-order it I can bring it to the Mopar Meet at E`town. My friend is a dealer. I will get prices tomorrow. I know he just got a shipment in and it has been selling fast. Sorry preorders only last year I brought 12 cases and only sold one. I don`t get anything for this I`m just helping him out and fellow Mopar fans. UPDATE; 10w30 and 20w50 $56.00 a case
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 04:19 PM
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Well Scott, if you can make a judgement from these responses your a better man than me. Looks like you have about 30 options. Kinda like asking what is your favorite type woman.
Yea,I'm almost getting the feeling that "Oil is Oil" if your engine is setup correctly, seems like there's cult followings for a few brands but not allot of scientific data to promote one over the other
Posted By: Chris'sBarracuda
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 09:13 PM
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Well Scott, if you can make a judgement from these responses your a better man than me. Looks like you have about 30 options. Kinda like asking what is your favorite type woman.
Yea,I'm almost getting the feeling that "Oil is Oil" if your engine is setup correctly, seems like there's cult followings for a few brands but not allot of scientific data to promote one over the other.
Ding Ding... Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.. 
Chris.. 
Posted By: Runner
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/17/09 09:16 PM
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Anyone here a fan of Mobil 1 oil filters? I ask because I recently had a few of them given to me new in the boxes, hate to ust toss them but I will if they are junk. I've used Wix before with no troubles.
mobil 1 makes a very nice filter
Posted By: CompSyn
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/18/09 12:39 AM
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Well Scott, if you can make a judgement from these responses your a better man than me. Looks like you have about 30 options. Kinda like asking what is your favorite type woman.
Yea,I'm almost getting the feeling that "Oil is Oil" if your engine is setup correctly, seems like there's cult followings for a few brands but not allot of scientific data to promote one over the other
Oil is Oil...
API Motor oil categories:
Group II – Refined from crude oil
Group III – Highly refined from crude oil (considered by many as Fully Synthetic)
Group IV- Polyalphaolefins or PAOs (considered by many as 100% Synthetic)
Group V- Esters (used as additives in all the above)
Motor oils are not created equal.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/18/09 12:45 AM
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Motor oils are not created equal.
Oh I understand that, but at the end of the day does one (insert specific oil per application such as automotive racing quality oil here) really protect your engine (measurably) better than the other? That's what I'm not really seeing here.
Posted By: ahy
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/18/09 12:52 AM
There is one common theme though... flat tappet owners have a strategy to get more zinc or equivalent than offered in regular car oil.
Whether its diesel oil, "classic car" oil, racing oil or one of the additives it seems all have an approach to get extra protection.
Posted By: CompSyn
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/18/09 01:20 AM
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Motor oils are not created equal.
Oh I understand that, but at the end of the day does one (insert specific oil per application such as automotive racing quality oil here) really protect your engine (measurably) better than the other? That's what I'm not really seeing here.
Well some of the benefits of top tier synthetic motor oils may not be fully realized until utilized in endurance type racing.
It just depends on what you’re trying to achieve with your specific application.
For example, I found this post in another automotive forum that might be pertinent to this topic:
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“I work on an off-road race truck and we run oil temp gauges and found the following: During a fifteen minute race our oil temps would get up to 300+ if using any non synthetic oils. Mobil 1 dropped the oil temps by about twenty degrees to 280 and switching to Amsoil we dropped it to about 250-260 .......this is not representative of everyday usage but keep in mind that the water temp stays always in between 180-200 at all times no matter which oil.....so all in all it is kind of an accepted opinion that Mobil 1 is the cheapest and least effective of the synthetics but all of the higher end oils.......Amsoil, Royal Purple, etc. work better under extreme conditions. I guess it all depends on what your uses are. I just have my own opinions formed because of the info stated above.”
BTW, how are things in SpoCompton 
I used to live in Spokane.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/18/09 02:39 AM
Thanks to the Meth it's getting more "Trailer" every day
Posted By: StandOnIt
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/18/09 01:18 PM
Wow, I was surprised to see R/P that far back on the graph. I have used all kinds of oils over the years. When I tear down, all the bearing and other contact surfaces have always looked way better using R/P. I have never used the really high priced oils because I felt there was no need to due to the facts that I held in my hand looking at. I may give a few of the other oils a try to see if the motor likes them a little better, (engine noise and performance). I do trust R/P at the end of the day tho.
Posted By: BradH
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/18/09 05:13 PM
FWIW (not much, I'm sure
), I have done a lot of my own research into what sort of oil & additive package is a good match for my Challenger's usage. I've ruled out a number of name brand oils for different reasons (more than I can go into here) and will be giving Amsoil's Series 2000 20w50 a try. It's neither the cheapest nor the most expensive, but it's what I'm looking for from the standpoint of viscosity ratings, TBN level, anti-wear additives, etc.
Posted By: G-Money1320
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/19/09 01:48 AM
These are the times when I really miss my Grandpa
He was a head distributor for Kendall Oil for 30 years and I remember as a kid him always sending samples out to the labs for testing of wear and viscosity break downs. Too bad I was so young then and he died before I would find the need to learn this kind of stuff for my everyday uses. I use Royal Purple in my Dart and Kendall in my street car. I would use the Kendall in my Dart if I could find the racing stuff instead of the plain 10w30/10w40.
Posted By: CompSyn
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/19/09 02:54 AM
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Wow, I was surprised to see R/P that far back on the graph. I have used all kinds of oils over the years. When I tear down, all the bearing and other contact surfaces have always looked way better using R/P. I have never used the really high priced oils because I felt there was no need to due to the facts that I held in my hand looking at. I may give a few of the other oils a try to see if the motor likes them a little better, (engine noise and performance). I do trust R/P at the end of the day tho.
Charts and graphs are great data to look at, but at the end of the day nothing beats an engine tear down or a good Used Oil Analysis report.
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These are the times when I really miss my Grandpa He was a head distributor for Kendall Oil for 30 years and I remember as a kid him always sending samples out to the labs for testing of wear and viscosity break downs. Too bad I was so young then and he died before I would find the need to learn this kind of stuff for my everyday uses. I use Royal Purple in my Dart and Kendall in my street car. I would use the Kendall in my Dart if I could find the racing stuff instead of the plain 10w30/10w40.
God Bless your grandpa, sounds like he was a wealth of information. Wonder what he’d think of all the new things going on the motor oil world today?
BTW, Royal Purple has recently been in the news. Check out this LINK.
CompSyn
Posted By: DCM71cuda
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/19/09 12:32 PM
This is from the 'Royal Purple' link:
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“Anecdotal evidence based solely on the experiences of individual consumers is insufficient to support product efficacy claims, including claims related to horsepower, torque, fuel economy or engine heat,” the organization stated. “While the advertiser may quote from published articles if it provides clear and conspicuous attribution to the publisher, it may not rely on such articles to support efficacy claims for which it has no reliable independent validation.”
Seems like if that is the case, it is real hard to say that one oil is much better than another....... 
Posted By: runya
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/19/09 04:17 PM
Royal Purple, it's at the General Store on Division. Good price to.
Posted By: StandOnIt
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/19/09 04:41 PM
About 10 to 12 years ago, I helped out on a s/s team. We would go to the dyno and run it all day trying all kinds of dif things. At that time, the royal purple DID make a little more than the other oils that we had to test with. That has been a long time ago and I am sure that alot of other oil mfg have caught up on what was going on and may have even made a little better product. I really don't chase oil tec and really don't know for sure. I tried some in my diesel engine when I was making long runs (750 miles one way) to our hunting ranch. I did not see any mpg increase. I know my little stroker motor makes less valvetrain noise with the r/p.
Posted By: go green
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/19/09 04:45 PM
Any oil that's no leaking from my car is a good oil .
I used Pennzoil 25-50 racing oil for years it seamed to work good .
I am going to give Joe Gibbs a try this year.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/19/09 05:10 PM
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“Anecdotal evidence based solely on the experiences of individual consumers is insufficient to support product efficacy claims, including claims related to horsepower, torque, fuel economy or engine heat,” the organization stated. “While the advertiser may quote from published articles if it provides clear and conspicuous attribution to the publisher, it may not rely on such articles to support efficacy claims for which it has no reliable independent validation.”
Yea, after all the finger pointing was over in that "article" (sure seems like a "competitor" paid for that one?) that one paragraph pretty much summed it up for me as well, there is no clear winner, only "opinions".
So there you have it folks, it's "A Pig-In-A-Poke"
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/20/09 12:54 AM
Brad Penn...
Posted By: ironjay
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/21/09 03:38 AM
Brad Penn-------
Posted By: wyoming
Re: What's your favorite engine oil? - 04/21/09 05:00 AM
Mobil 1 user here, 5W30, don't know if it's the very best oil, but I do know there are no others a whole lot if any better