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    Power Adders and oil viscosity

    If you have a car which recommends 0W-20 from the manufacturer and we add a power adder to it (for sake of this discussion lets say a supercharger) does that warrant a change in oil viscosity? Obviously the bearing clearances don't change and the supercharger has its own oiling system, so it...
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    Rotella Syn 5W-40, 3651 miles, 05 Subaru Legacy GT

    This is my first UOA done on my wife's car. The car has been running the Shell Rotella T Synthetic 5W-40 CI+ for the past 6 oil changes, each around 3500 miles. Currently trying out the CJ-4 formulation and will get another UOA when it comes out. The high fuel is likely due to pulling it out of...
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    Grp-III Synthetics and shearing

    I have been lurking on here for a while and getting to know the differences between dino and synthetic and the various groups that synthetic oil fall into. The way I understand it is that dino oils start out with say a 10 weight base oil and add VI's to allow it to act like a 30 weight at...
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