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Thanks for all of the input. I Considered running a thicker 15/40 but the truck has such high oil pressure as it is, I hate to increase it more. At warm idle its about 30 and any throttle it jumps up to peg the gauge past 60. All of my 454 have been a little noisy, lot of mechanical sounds and...

Thanks for all of the feedback, I feel good about my choice of Rotella T5 10/30. I like the synthetic blend for fast lubrication that synthetic offers on cold starts and also the long service life I can get out of it. I only change the oil once a year because of the low miles, about 1000 or...

I am so confused I don't know what to do anymore. I have spent hours and hours pouring over research, forums and documentation. I have several 80's Chevy full size trucks with 454 big block engines. They are all original and haven't been changed to modern roller cams. The more I read about new...