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Street / Strip Guys, What Oil and Why?
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07/16/10 02:44 AM
07/16/10 02:44 AM
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FT Campbell, KY / Clarksville,...
The Cuda Guy
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Hey guys and gals, what are you guys running for Oil wt, what type and why. The application is a stroked RB with solid cam flat lifter, with a fair ammount of track time. Thanks.
Don
Street/Strip 73 Barracuda
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Re: Street / Strip Guys, What Oil and Why?
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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07/16/10 07:25 AM
07/16/10 07:25 AM
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Niles , Ohio
therocks
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oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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Niles , Ohio
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We run 20 50 Kendall GT1.Both BBs are street strip.My kids is an oe 62 413 and mine a super built 446.My machinist who has been in buisness fro 35 years told me the GT1 has more Zinc than other oils.My .588 solid flat has been in 9 years and no problems.The kids Hughes hyd cam 10 years.Rocky
Chrysler Firepower
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Re: Street / Strip Guys, What Oil and Why?
[Re: The Cuda Guy]
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07/17/10 10:10 AM
07/17/10 10:10 AM
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organ
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organ
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valvoline vr1 10w-30 here. 496 big hydraulic f/t cam in a hot climate. 0 issues, so i keep using it. i tried castrol syntec, and that was good also. bottom line, use a major brand that touts a high zddp content, and/or use an additive that claims that also. and don't forget to change it once in a while. and make sure you have enough. and it wouldn't hurt to install a gigantic o/p warning light. i did. so did my racing buddy. first time out with the light, it came on after launch every run. he said it's prolly been like that for years, so, against my vehement disagreement, he disconnected it. it blowed up about a month later. the engine was reduced to individual molecules. you couldn't find a paperweight in the debris.
for what is the good life if not doing things thoughtfully?
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Now that all of the street oils have low zinc I would add(with a flat tappet lifter cam) a bottle of zinc additive like Comp Cams or ZDDP 
LOL!!! Im leaving it in the hands of the builder... He recommends solid/flat for the street, I trust him. 
