I took a mono-grade 10W and SAE 20 and blended them on a chart to arrive just under KV100 8.2, I'll call it 15W16 because without testing, that is all we can assume.
KV40 55
KV 100 8.2
HTHS 2.7
The 0W16 and 5W16 grades will look quite different than my mono-grade mock-up,
but I doubt if the HTHS will be much higher than 2.7
Other ways of mocking-up SAE 16 would be to blend SAE 10W to either 5W20 or 0W20.
Would there be fuel economy gains by lowering the KV40 from 55 to 45,
or the KV100 from 8.2 to 7.5?
If we lower the HTHS below 2.7, we can achieve that now with a SAE 10W, and forget SAE 16 altogether.
Thoughts?
KV40 55
KV 100 8.2
HTHS 2.7
The 0W16 and 5W16 grades will look quite different than my mono-grade mock-up,
but I doubt if the HTHS will be much higher than 2.7
Other ways of mocking-up SAE 16 would be to blend SAE 10W to either 5W20 or 0W20.
Would there be fuel economy gains by lowering the KV40 from 55 to 45,
or the KV100 from 8.2 to 7.5?
If we lower the HTHS below 2.7, we can achieve that now with a SAE 10W, and forget SAE 16 altogether.
Thoughts?
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