Brad Penn Motor Oils

[Chris71]

We run the Penn Grade 1 "Green Oil" racing oil in my dad's '68 440 Dodge Coronet and I run the regular SM oil in my Dakota. It's about the only oil left that's made with 100% Pure Pennsylvania Crude oil and we are very happy with it as are many racers.

 

[02zx9r]

i got a case of the 20W50 semi syn to run in my bike. Hopefully I will enjoy it too.

 

[Johnny]

Originally Posted By: Chris71
We run the Penn Grade 1 "Green Oil" racing oil in my dad's '68 440 Dodge Coronet and I run the regular SM oil in my Dakota. It's about the only oil left that's made with 100% Pure Pennsylvania Crude oil and we are very happy with it as are many racers.


Chris71,

to BITOG and thanks for sharing. What weight oil are you running in the Coronet? Those were really neat cars.

 

[Chris71]

We are running the Penn Grade 1 Green Oil 10w30 in the 440. I was a little concerned that we wouldn't have enough oil pressure at idle since it is clearanced at .025 but we have a really big hydraulic Lunati Voodoo cam in it so it has to idle at about 1,000 rpm and that seems to keep the oil pressure at a decent level. I'm tempted to try the 20w-50 but it's just a waste of horsepower running too thick of an oil if you don't need it. I'll keep you posted if we switch and what the results are. Regards

 

[mechtech2]

Chris - you probably meant .0025".
That is a lot nowadays, and is useful only to compensate for a crank that is not true in the block [makes sure there is clearance].
Why so much on a fresh rebuild?

I'm sure you oil is very good. If you only race, isn't a straight 30 better?

 

[Chris71]

Yes, You are correct, I meant .0025 on the clearances. The racer who built the 440 likes to build them a little on the loose side so they get plenty of oil with a high-volume pump. We do a lot of street duty with this car so that's why we run the 10w30.

 

[RedOak]

Chris71- I have been by the plant in Bradford PA. on my way up to Holland NY. I have been in Titusville PA. the last couple of weeks and noticed Brad Penn in most gas stations. It is interesting that crude oil from southwestern New York and West Virginia are considered PA. crude. I understand that this region has some of the best crude in the world to work with. And that Brad Penn may be one of the best oils on the market.

 

[Chris71]

I'm not that old but I was brought up to believe that Pennsylvania crude made the best conventional oil base-stocks in the country. It's funny how many people don't realize that Pennzoil is no longer a PA but a Texas oil now. Same with QS. Used to be but not anymore.

 

[Johnny]

We had to move to Texas as we were accused of putting wax in our oils from that PA stuff.

 

[Chris71]

Yeah, I'm just old enough to remember some of the horror stories of the old formula Quaker State and not keeping it changed on time or doing only short trip driving. Wax and sludge city!

 

[Johnny]

Yes sir, good old PA crude.

By the way, I'm not knocking PA crude. I firmly believe it's the best mineral base stock to make regular oil out of. Especially good for making a good gear oil.

 

[Chris71]

Do you live anywhere near Superior, WI where Amsoil is produced?

 

[Johnny]

About 3 hours southeast. I'm 94 miles northwest of Green Bay, 2 hours north of Madison, and 3 hours from Minneapolis. If you look at a map of Wisconsin I located almost in the center of the state in the largest county (land wise). At the intersection of I-39 (Hwy 51) which runs north and south and Hwy 29 which runs east and west.

 

[Chris71]

What you're telling me is that it gets [censored]' cold were you live?

 

[Johnny]

That would be correct. But there are colder places to live, like northern Minnesota.

 

[Chris71]

I live in West/Central PA and it can get pretty cold here too but not like what you endure. We were talking earlier about the old heavy paraffinic PA crude oils. I remember we had an AMC Eagle and a bearing went out of it. When we tore the engine down, the rockers of the 258 I-6 were completely full of sludge. You couldn't even tell the rockers had an indentation in them the wax/sludge was so caked up.