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    Grade of oil for drag car

    Down the track its on about 65 to 70.. on a hot day it has come down to as low as 60. (Hot days here are 30geg c (85deg f) ) i recently fitted an oil cooler to the pressure side after the filter but haven't had it on the track since fitting the cooler (cooler is only about 8x8" and two core...
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    Grade of oil for drag car

    Im in new zealand so shipping small quantities of dangerous goods like oil is a nightmare. Even mail ordering a k n air filyer pre oiled is a headache.. but if your able to give some guidance regarding which way to go with the on paper specifications it would be appreciated This is a dry...
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    Grade of oil for drag car

    Im in new zealand. We have various oil suppliers such as nulon products, pentrite, redline but is less convenient to get, and products from the likes of castrol gulf western valvoline ... My preference toward penrite is mainly based on ease of sourcing it and they seem to have a reasonable...
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    Grade of oil for drag car

    Its a fairly fresh engine. Its only had some heat up cycling in the workshop, a few burn outs and starts at a street event on it so there wont be enough wear to give any worthwhile data. Pre rebuild the bearings were reasonable. The old build broke a rocker and a lifter popped out and caused...
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    Grade of oil for drag car

    i currently use valvoline formula 50 25w60 in a drag car. Im looking at changing to a penrite oil as the penrite is easier to source near me Im not very technically knowledgeable about oils. Therefore can someone please give some guidance regarding what would be a better option for my...
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    Help applying oil data to ATF choice drag racing

    thanks molakule and clinebarger for your comments they are an interesting development to the topic molakule suggestions re using a type f style of atf are from a strong technical knowledge base and clinebarger is a transmission builder who builds a number of transmissions and has hands on...
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    Help applying oil data to ATF choice drag racing

    i have found some tech information on the following which relates to engine oil but the viscosity data will applicable to atf. discussion kinematic viscosity and viscosity index http://upmpg.com/tech_articles/motoroil_viscosity/data_bulletin.htm discussion of oil viscosities in laymans terms...
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    Help applying oil data to ATF choice drag racing

    that is a fair comment however, knowledge is power and being able to identify which atf is a cut above the rest and why is a valuable skill to have. slightly off topic but also related ~ engine oil is another area where the information per the spect sheets is important to be able to...
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    Help applying oil data to ATF choice drag racing

    i am interested in what the numbers actually mean on atf oil data sheets and what differences if any a higher or lower figure actually mean in a real world racing situation (i have listed the specs for comparable valvoline fuchs and castrol products for discussion below) i am sure the topic of...
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