What Race Oil do you trust?

Jeff Niceswanger · 10-23-2012, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Wade_Owens

Thanks for all but one of the replies, (Monahan), not looking for a go fast oil, just something reliable. I have heard good things about the Amsoil. Anybody else running it besides Myron and having good luck?

Geno, after doing a 10 day stint, 3 years running, (BG points race thru US Nats), I've learned that your full of it, in a Brockton, Mass sort of way. Finish your Jamesons, black coffee and filterless cigarette and get back to work!

Wade

Wade, Gulius is having us run it. ( Amsoil Dominator )
I believe it's his choice for all his customers.

Bill Baer · 10-23-2012, 09:04 PM

Brad Penn 20W50 ( but I do warm it well)

Alex Denysenko · 10-23-2012, 09:51 PM

we used to be 100%RP for a very long time switched over to JG several years ago
Joe Gibbs XP-1 in my SS car full time XP-2 full time in Beth and Tony's stockers have never looked back since
if you ever get to a performance trade show or a race that they are at spend a few minutes speaking to Lake Speed jr and you will be very enlightened

THE LEGEND · 10-23-2012, 10:15 PM

I have used Special of the week oil- Pennzoil- Mobil 1-Pennzoil synthetic-Royal Purple over the years. I switched to the AMSOIL DOMINATOR 10-30 3 years ago. It saved me 2 motors from a pickup falling off in my dragster and a broke oil pump shaft in my camaro.

One other thing is consistency. Lot of oils will get quicker as they break in. Amsoil does not. It runs the same whether it's Fresh or has 100 passes on it.

Chip Johnson

Bob Gullett · 10-23-2012, 10:21 PM

I used to use the Joe Gibbs XP-1 5-20. Never again. Extreme sludge created by this oil pluging oil filters. Just about cost me an engine. Now I use 10-30 Valvoline race oil. No issues and runs clean.

Lew Silverman · 10-23-2012, 10:58 PM

I just started using the Amsoil Dominator Racing 10W30 this weekend after finishing with the break-in oil, Brad-Penn 30W. I've noticed that the oil pressure has increased over the conventional oil, so much that I may have to go to a 5W20 to keep the pressure down. I'll know more after the first change when I can compare each oil.

Lew

M Brand 505B · 10-23-2012, 11:18 PM

This year I've mainly ran Valvoline 10-30 Vr1 conventional oil with great results. I cut apart my filter every 25 runs and saw hardly any material. 190+ runs so far this year changing it every 25 to 30 runs because it loses so much oil due to low ring tension (my fault).

Last year I used Royal Purple XPR 0-10 and it too worked awesome changing it every 50+ runs. 210+ runs last year on the engine and the bearings looked almost perfect. On top of that the Royal purple is a tenth faster in my engine.

Both oils are awesome and I recommend them to all*

*455 Pontiac Stock Eliminator Engine - The highest RPM it sees is 6100

RICK W · 10-26-2012, 05:46 PM

Anybody using swepco 5/30 in ss engines?

Alan Roehrich · 10-23-2012, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Gullett

I used to use the Joe Gibbs XP-1 5-20. Never again. Extreme sludge created by this oil pluging oil filters. Just about cost me an engine. Now I use 10-30 Valvoline race oil. No issues and runs clean.

The Joe Gibbs oil does not deal with blow by, fuel, or moisture very well, it forms a nasty gray gelatinous sludge, as you described. Uncontaminated, it does fine for us, we use XP-2. I'm not convinced it is all that fast, and I've never had bearing problems with other oils, so I can't say the Joe Gibbs is doing any better.

Insiders with NASCAR teams tell me the Joe Gibbs oil does not get along with some of the various coatings, especially some of the DLC coatings. Having a DLC coating failure is catastrophic.

We saw a measurable HP loss with Valvoline 10W-30 race oil, compared to the thickest Joe Gibbs break in oil.

Ed Wright · 10-24-2012, 08:43 AM

I saw zero advantage to the Gibbs oil, never had bearing problems with anything else anyway. Did not like the sludge in the pan and oil filter, nor the loss of coating on the piston skirts. Some people love it. Had zero issues with RP, and "Race9" is the fastest I've found, so have changed back to RP 5 W 20 & the 009 for heads-ups. With no sludge, no wear, and fastest I have found, I see no reason to change. What is another oil going to do better?
Actually had zero problems with Mobile1 with Comp Cams break in additive added.

10-23-2012, 09:04 PM	#2
Bill Baer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nothern IL Posts: 596 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What Race Oil do you trust? Brad Penn 20W50 ( but I do warm it well) __________________ Bill Baer 3391 SC, 339B SC, QR Last edited by Bill Baer; 10-23-2012 at 09:07 PM.

10-23-2012, 09:51 PM	#3
Alex Denysenko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan City IN Posts: 633 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: What Race Oil do you trust? we used to be 100%RP for a very long time switched over to JG several years ago Joe Gibbs XP-1 in my SS car full time XP-2 full time in Beth and Tony's stockers have never looked back since if you ever get to a performance trade show or a race that they are at spend a few minutes speaking to Lake Speed jr and you will be very enlightened __________________ Alex Denysenko NHRA 3038 SS, 3305 STK - IHRA 6 SS, 330A STK Moneymaker Racing LaPorte Indiana 219-861-1214 www.moneymakerracing.net

10-23-2012, 10:15 PM	#4
THE LEGEND VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fayetteville, n.c. Posts: 1,411 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What Race Oil do you trust? I have used Special of the week oil- Pennzoil- Mobil 1-Pennzoil synthetic-Royal Purple over the years. I switched to the AMSOIL DOMINATOR 10-30 3 years ago. It saved me 2 motors from a pickup falling off in my dragster and a broke oil pump shaft in my camaro. One other thing is consistency. Lot of oils will get quicker as they break in. Amsoil does not. It runs the same whether it's Fresh or has 100 passes on it. Chip Johnson

10-23-2012, 10:21 PM	#5
Bob Gullett VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,108 Likes: 58 Liked 510 Times in 117 Posts	Re: What Race Oil do you trust? I used to use the Joe Gibbs XP-1 5-20. Never again. Extreme sludge created by this oil pluging oil filters. Just about cost me an engine. Now I use 10-30 Valvoline race oil. No issues and runs clean. __________________ 68 Chevy11 327 F/S

10-23-2012, 10:58 PM	#6
Lew Silverman VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,435 Likes: 371 Liked 129 Times in 59 Posts	Re: What Race Oil do you trust? I just started using the Amsoil Dominator Racing 10W30 this weekend after finishing with the break-in oil, Brad-Penn 30W. I've noticed that the oil pressure has increased over the conventional oil, so much that I may have to go to a 5W20 to keep the pressure down. I'll know more after the first change when I can compare each oil. Lew __________________ Lew Silverman #2070 "The Wagon Master" N/SA

10-23-2012, 11:18 PM	#7
M Brand 505B Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 158 Likes: 2 Liked 31 Times in 10 Posts	Re: What Race Oil do you trust? This year I've mainly ran Valvoline 10-30 Vr1 conventional oil with great results. I cut apart my filter every 25 runs and saw hardly any material. 190+ runs so far this year changing it every 25 to 30 runs because it loses so much oil due to low ring tension (my fault). Last year I used Royal Purple XPR 0-10 and it too worked awesome changing it every 50+ runs. 210+ runs last year on the engine and the bearings looked almost perfect. On top of that the Royal purple is a tenth faster in my engine. Both oils are awesome and I recommend them to all* *455 Pontiac Stock Eliminator Engine - The highest RPM it sees is 6100 __________________ Michael Brand II 505B - F/SA

10-26-2012, 05:46 PM	#8
RICK W Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 64 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What Race Oil do you trust? Anybody using swepco 5/30 in ss engines?

10-24-2012, 08:43 AM	#10
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: What Race Oil do you trust? I saw zero advantage to the Gibbs oil, never had bearing problems with anything else anyway. Did not like the sludge in the pan and oil filter, nor the loss of coating on the piston skirts. Some people love it. Had zero issues with RP, and "Race9" is the fastest I've found, so have changed back to RP 5 W 20 & the 009 for heads-ups. With no sludge, no wear, and fastest I have found, I see no reason to change. What is another oil going to do better? Actually had zero problems with Mobile1 with Comp Cams break in additive added. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA