There was some discussion on here last summer about the ability of a racing oil to go 10,000 miles on the street. It was part of a larger discussion about running lower viscosity oils than the OEM recommendation. I reached out to @High Performance Lubricants with an idea, we discussed it a bit, and here's the results of that idea.
This is High Performance Lubricants Bad Ass Racing 0W-20 ran in my 2012 Mustang 3.7L V6 for 10,351 miles. The emphasis of this oil's formula is racing. Street use is an after thought, but since the chemistry is good with a standard DI pack, it should still hold up to some extended street use. Given this UOA, I'd say it did very well.
TBN is still >2.0.
KV100 is 8.5 cSt indicating no oxidative thickening nor shearing.
Iron wear is just 9 ppm,
All in all, this oil did really well for an oil not intended for this kind of use. If someone had a newer 5.0L Mustang and wanted a 0W-20 to run for Drag Week or Power Tour, having the protection for the track while holding up to the street driving just as well, this would be a good choice.
This is High Performance Lubricants Bad Ass Racing 0W-20 ran in my 2012 Mustang 3.7L V6 for 10,351 miles. The emphasis of this oil's formula is racing. Street use is an after thought, but since the chemistry is good with a standard DI pack, it should still hold up to some extended street use. Given this UOA, I'd say it did very well.
TBN is still >2.0.
KV100 is 8.5 cSt indicating no oxidative thickening nor shearing.
Iron wear is just 9 ppm,
All in all, this oil did really well for an oil not intended for this kind of use. If someone had a newer 5.0L Mustang and wanted a 0W-20 to run for Drag Week or Power Tour, having the protection for the track while holding up to the street driving just as well, this would be a good choice.
Code:
2012 Ford Mustang
3.7L V6 with ~167k miles
High Performance Lubricants BAS Racing 0W-20
10,351 miles on oil
Fe 9
Cr -
Pb -
Cu 21
Sn -
Al 5 (from additive)
Ni -
Ag -
Ti 1
V -
Si 22
Na 8
K -
Mg 410
Ca 1696
Ba -
P 756
Zn 848
Mo 829
B 19
Water = Coolant = No
KV100 = 8.5 cSt
Base Number = 2.6 mgKOH/g