I know it sounds crazy and to some, downright stupid. It may be foolhardy, I'm not really sure myself, but that is what I'm contemplating.
I'm scheduled for a day at Pocono Raceway (long course road track) on June 18. The itinerary is four, possibly five 20 minute runs on the track between the hours of 11:00 am and 5:00 pm. My Mazda6i (2.3 ltr dohc, 16 valve) currently has 3700 miles on it and has had two oil changes already...both with Havoline 5w-20 dino. First change was at 1000 miles and the second at 3000 miles. Come track day the oil will probably have around 1000 miles on it.
I really wanted to have a sample of this fill to send into Blackstone at the 5,000 mile mark just to establish some sort of baseline. I also thought I could get an idea how the Havoline is doing in this engine and if my two early changes helped minimize break in wear. Dumping it for a synthetic or at the very least, a hgher viscosity oil would squash my plans.
Am I nuts for even considering running this day at the track with this oil or might it be OK given the fact it is still young and active (wish I could say the same for myself)? I bet it would be the only UOA of a 5w-20 dino that was used during racing! If I did dump it for something else what in the world would I use given the 5w-20 spec on this car? I don't feel comfortable using the xw-40 or xw-50 weight oils.
[ June 08, 2004, 12:28 AM: Message edited by: mikep ]
I'm scheduled for a day at Pocono Raceway (long course road track) on June 18. The itinerary is four, possibly five 20 minute runs on the track between the hours of 11:00 am and 5:00 pm. My Mazda6i (2.3 ltr dohc, 16 valve) currently has 3700 miles on it and has had two oil changes already...both with Havoline 5w-20 dino. First change was at 1000 miles and the second at 3000 miles. Come track day the oil will probably have around 1000 miles on it.
I really wanted to have a sample of this fill to send into Blackstone at the 5,000 mile mark just to establish some sort of baseline. I also thought I could get an idea how the Havoline is doing in this engine and if my two early changes helped minimize break in wear. Dumping it for a synthetic or at the very least, a hgher viscosity oil would squash my plans.
Am I nuts for even considering running this day at the track with this oil or might it be OK given the fact it is still young and active (wish I could say the same for myself)? I bet it would be the only UOA of a 5w-20 dino that was used during racing! If I did dump it for something else what in the world would I use given the 5w-20 spec on this car? I don't feel comfortable using the xw-40 or xw-50 weight oils.
[ June 08, 2004, 12:28 AM: Message edited by: mikep ]
