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First flight as a kid was on a Mad Dog when I was 6 years old. Still have the picture sitting in the FOs seat with his hat on. That's what sparked my love of aviation. Special place in my heart for them.

Whatever is on sale an meets the specs I need. Generally stock up on one extra oil change per vehicle. I have zero brand loyalty.

Saber. Have been for a while. Especially after seeing their new performance test against Echo Power-blend. I'm mixing in the 70-80:1 range.

In Kansas ours are all still WPP, at least as of a few months ago. Haven't checked recently.

After years of 30w and 15W-40 HDEO consumption in my personal mower, it took only 10-15 hours for Amsoil ASE to clean up the rings and stop consuming. Prior to that it burned ~1oz per hour regardless of what I used. I can go an entire season now on ASE and not burn a drop. Literally. Hate the...

Originally Posted By: 901Memphis The Fram Ultra is what changed the game mostly but honestly a lot of the Fram hate was from uninformed idiots. +1 Bingo. On both accounts.

Originally Posted By: ndfergy One needs to exercise a bit of caution in interpreting this kind of thing as often as not, the collectors of the original data aren't impartial bystanders and have their own agenda to push (like encouraging you to buy more profitable synthetic over less profitable...

Originally Posted By: TheKracken You could always run 0w20 for both. But it seems around these forums that people usually agree that as long as you are mixing between the same brand it is okay. Could, but both are under warranty so trying to abide by their requirements until the powertrain...

Originally Posted By: oil_film_movies bitman22, The key important number to remember for engine protection is HTHS. 0w20 and 5w20 oils are about 2.7. 0w30, 5w30, 10w30 are typically about 3.0, so about a 10% or so thicker oil film, an extra margin of protection really only needed if you're...

Its becoming hard to beat Supertech at $17 for 5 quarts. Dexos certified so it's significantly better than GF-5/SN minimum specs. Otherwise QSUD is another great buy.

0W-20 is all the K24 needs even if you are tracking it or daily driving it hard. If you aren't changing cams/valvesprings, stick with the 0W-20 changed at the Maintenance Minder intervals. The engine will outlast the rest of the car.

I think I know the answer but started second guessing myself. One vehicle calls for 6q of 5W-20 (typically use M1 or VSP) and the other for 8q of 0W-20. I generally buy 2 jugs of 0W-20 for the one jug of 5W-20 for the other and use the left over 0W-20 to supplement the 5W-20. Ok to blend with...

I just bought a Toro Recycler with this Briggs EXi engine. Nice OHV design, quiet as a Honda, and easy to pull-start. I don't subscribe to the "no oil change" philosophy, but I know an overwhelming majority of homeowners already don't change their oil. All my neighbors are perfect examples of...

Originally Posted By: dnewton3 Originally Posted By: Realtech214 Hey there! Just FYI the only engines that are AFM in 2014 to current are the 4.3L 5.3L and 6.2L The 6.0 in the 2500 trucks is not AFM I've heard that, too. I am not saying you're wrong, but I've found more than one reference...

Anything 5W-20 that's MS-6395 until you're out of warranty if you aren't already. Lots of UOAs on Pentastars that look good on both xW-20/xW-30 weights in both syn and conventional flavor. I typically go 5k on conventional but that's because I also rotate my tires and grease all my adjustable...

Early on in my ATC career before I knew my a@% from a hole in the ground, I attempted to jump a 757 over other enroute traffic while I had him sped up to .80+ for spacing to DFW. My instructor laughed at me, but the pilots gladly acknowledged and proceeded to do +2000FPM all the way to FL400 all...

LOL. What's the arrival rate of a circular runway? Can you imagine rush hour at Ohare or Atlanta with circular runways?

I ran M1 0w40 in my RSX Type S that was Hondata K-Pro tuned. Same 8600 fuel cut. Granted I still ran OEM cams and valvesprings, but it did great. Sold to a friend who is still driving to this day (about 150k current miles iirc)with very little consumption. Prior to that I ran M1 5w-30 and it...

Is your 5W-30 stash Dexos certified too? If not, you've got two issues. Using the wrong oil weight, and also using non-Dexos certified oils. In the unlikely event that you have an powertrain issue, you can bet that's the first thing GM will look for. They LOVE to deny warranty claims over stuff...

I used to use Walmart or Autozone. 20 quart limit per day here. I recently discovered the small airport across from my house uses waste oil for heat in their hanger. They were more than happy to have my waste oil.