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    I have reached the land of calm

    Yes after numerous side trips to the oil isle in WalMart. The good old days of stopping at every Auto Zone on the 200 mile trip to Dallas looking for GC back a couple of years ago. After buying Terry Dyson and Blackstone all new cars through numerous UOA's. After many hours of is Mobil1 a real...
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    Fuel Additive Study

    Forgive me if this has been posted before. I could not find it anyway.Interesting finds. 2 Stroke did better as an additive than most. http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=1169197&da=y
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    Larger Filter

    2007 GM changed to the M22X1.5 threads. So on the 5.3L V8 we have a little bitty filter and i would like a longer filter. OEM filter is Amsoil E047 WIX 57060 Purolator PF48 K&N HP1017 Anybody know of a longer filter with the same threads and PSI Relief of 11-17lbs w/ADBV? Or is there a place we...
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    Engine Cleaners

    My question/subject is not about which one or if they work or not. My solicitation of your thoughts are based on cost versus value received. Let me preempt any "flames", I believe LC20 and AutoRX clean engines slowly over time and do not change nor harm the oil's characteristics.I am going to...
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    Lubriplate CFL

    In a discussion yesterday with some "old timer" mechanics the subject turned to engine cleaning. The regular solvent based cleaners were discussed as was AutoRX. But two of the guys swear by a product called Lubriplate CFL oil. Said put it in your sump and change your filter about 500 miles...
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    Mix HT/HS

    Us old guys are having a "debate", then nap time of course. So I want a tad thicker HT/HS of around 3.6-3.7 I have cases of Shaeffers 10-30 and a couple of cases of Shaeffers 20-50. Both of the Series 7000 variety. The 10-30 has a HTHS of 3.16 The 20-50 has a HTHS of 5.31 I have a 8 quart sump...
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    2007 Silverado PP 10-30

    New Silverado 5.3L. First 300 miles on factory fill rest PP 10-30 on 5K OCI's. Amsoil Ea0 air and oil filters. Engine is obviously still breaking in but the silicon is just a mystery. Factory intake with a Amsoil drop in filter. Tripled check for any leaks/loose clamps et al. Nothing.Filter is...
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    SuperCharged 2007 1/2 Silverado 5.3L

    I have 19500 miles on the truck now. The blower/meth injection kit go on next week along with headers/high flow exhaust/90MM throttle body/TransGo shift Kit/3000 rpm stall/trannie cooler. Blower is a Magnusson and we will tune to a max of 8lbs of boost. This is a daily driver and not being built...
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    2004 GTO Schaeffers 7000 10-30

    408 Stroker Motor 10.88 ET @131MPH multiple floggings=500+miles Changed to Amsoil oil filters ( dual remote) large copper oil cooler, and changed the KN air filter to a Amsoil dry air filter (6" cone type)We got the fuel dilution in check ( Tweaked our tune and went one hotter plug and wider...
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    Water/Meth injection

    Installing a Magnuson 122h and a fairly aggressive blower cam on my Silverado (08) 5.3 with a Snow Water/Meth injection system. Question to any Meth injection users here,do you use any kind of lube in your methanol? Should I put some Lucas UCL in the meth tank with the 50-50 water/meth mixture...
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