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    Oil for Cammed LS?

    I recently ordered an oil test kit from Blackstone to see exactly where I'm at, still waiting on it in the mail. I was told to change the oil that often purely because of gas dilution of the oil due to high exhaust reversion from valve overlap. Is this something to be concerned about?
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    Oil for Cammed LS?

    This is the information I was looking for, if I'm understanding this correctly it seems that there is a marginal difference in viscosities at operating temps but the 10w40 has higher shear rating and temperature stability, so this would be a good choice for a hard run engine. The highest I've...
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    Oil for Cammed LS?

    I'm running a Wix XP series filter.
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    Oil for Cammed LS?

    I've loosely read that LS' are especially picky with oil weight in regards to how quickly they can get the oil through the system on startup and how the valvetrain sounds at idle, and I'm still running the stock bottom end bearings (OEM clearances). What I've read warns not to go too thick on...
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    Oil for Cammed LS?

    Hey guys, long time lurker here just looking to see what you guys think about the oil type that was recommended to me for my mild LS2 build. Let me give you the rundown on the engine and how it's used: -2007 Corvette w/LS2, MZ6 manual trans, about 55k miles. Doesn't burn a drop of oil. -Cam...
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