Interesting winter reading....

vic guilmino · 01-23-2015, 07:08 PM

well what oil is the best for racing ????????

SSDiv6 · 01-23-2015, 08:11 PM

The author of the article is very well known in SpeedTalk for a lot of fluff and inaccuracies on many discussions. His statements do not have accurate testing procedures or enough data for his conclusions.

His arguments have been destroyed by many NASCAR and OEM engineers that are members of SpeedTalk.

Ed Wright · 01-23-2015, 08:22 PM

Adger told me the same thing. He does toot his own horn, calling himself "a highly respected engineer". Not unlike many engineers I encounter. LOL

Bob Don · 01-24-2015, 12:23 AM

I second Vic's question. Anyone have thoughts on what oil is best for drag racing? (...and what is best for class racing?)

SSDiv6 · 01-24-2015, 12:35 AM

One of my prefered oils is Amsoil.

bob3240 · 01-24-2015, 09:24 AM

My question is will the rings seat with a new engine using the additives?

John Dinkel · 01-24-2015, 11:15 AM

I have used Amsoil and Valvoline with no problems.

goinbroke2 · 01-24-2015, 11:37 AM

To me it seemed unbiased as he showed the additive helping and hurting various oil. It also showed the ranking of oils 1-124 or whatever. The question is, is this a valid test? I would say his results might be unbiased and correct for what he did, but is it the correct test? Is he answering a question that wasn't asked?

In other words, he's checked what is the best ford to buy, and he might have a correct list of fords by ranking, but the real question is, what is the best CAR to buy. See the difference? His list of fords is correct and unbiased, but how valid is this test in the real world.

(of course Ford IS the best car to buy but that's besides the point LOL!!)

SSDiv6 · 01-24-2015, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob^3240

My question is will the rings seat with a new engine using the additives?

Seating the rings is directly associated to proper bore finish as related to the ring material being used. There are many OEM engines that are supplied with synthetic oil such as Mobil 1.

Dave Noll · 01-24-2015, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vic guilmino

well what oil is the best for racing ????????

From the article, I got (without the additives) the following:

4. 5W30 Motul 300V Ester Core 4T Racing Oil, synthetic = 112,464 psi
This Motorcycle Road Racing oil is from France

8. 10W30 Lucas Racing Only synthetic = 106,505 psi

9. CFS 0W30 NT Millers Nanodrive Racing Oil, API SM synthetic = 105,907 psi.
This oil is from England

10. 5W30 Mobil 1, API SN synthetic = 105,875 psi

12. 0W30 Amsoil Signature Series 25,000 miles, API SN synthetic

From my own reading , I would get an oil that STARTED with 0W & then your pref ....

01-23-2015, 07:08 PM	#1
vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 884 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Interesting winter reading.... well what oil is the best for racing ???????? __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK

01-23-2015, 08:11 PM	#2
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,045 Likes: 712 Liked 1,604 Times in 583 Posts	Re: Interesting winter reading.... The author of the article is very well known in SpeedTalk for a lot of fluff and inaccuracies on many discussions. His statements do not have accurate testing procedures or enough data for his conclusions. His arguments have been destroyed by many NASCAR and OEM engineers that are members of SpeedTalk.

01-23-2015, 08:22 PM	#3
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Interesting winter reading.... Adger told me the same thing. He does toot his own horn, calling himself "a highly respected engineer". Not unlike many engineers I encounter. LOL __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

01-24-2015, 12:23 AM	#4
Bob Don VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Greater Boston Posts: 1,497 Likes: 1,135 Liked 905 Times in 193 Posts	Re: Interesting winter reading.... I second Vic's question. Anyone have thoughts on what oil is best for drag racing? (...and what is best for class racing?) __________________ Bob Don 128 SS

01-24-2015, 12:35 AM	#5
SSDiv6 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 3,045 Likes: 712 Liked 1,604 Times in 583 Posts	Re: Interesting winter reading.... One of my prefered oils is Amsoil.

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bob3240 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lebanon ohio Posts: 251 Likes: 3 Liked 16 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Interesting winter reading.... My question is will the rings seat with a new engine using the additives?

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John Dinkel Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pinckney, Michigan Posts: 507 Likes: 399 Liked 263 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Interesting winter reading.... I have used Amsoil and Valvoline with no problems. __________________ John Dinkel 3295 STK

01-24-2015, 11:37 AM	#8
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 900 Likes: 1,685 Liked 404 Times in 158 Posts	Re: Interesting winter reading.... To me it seemed unbiased as he showed the additive helping and hurting various oil. It also showed the ranking of oils 1-124 or whatever. The question is, is this a valid test? I would say his results might be unbiased and correct for what he did, but is it the correct test? Is he answering a question that wasn't asked? In other words, he's checked what is the best ford to buy, and he might have a correct list of fords by ranking, but the real question is, what is the best CAR to buy. See the difference? His list of fords is correct and unbiased, but how valid is this test in the real world. (of course Ford IS the best car to buy but that's besides the point LOL!!)