Yes and no AKA everyone wants to build a better product. Its competitive edge. Racing-. Racing has shown things can be done to improve X and win races. There are many many X platforms. Take your pick. Fuels, Oils, Metalurgy, Design, Weight reduction, Friction coatings and reductions many many more X whatevers came from motor sports. Would it have been as quick, probably not. But we cannot argue with these real world results.
Racing tech is here in new vehicles of every type, right? because this is not a thick vs thin debate. Its a how much of a differance can a new type of lubricant make in our engines regarding power and wear, less pit stops for fuel. If race engines could use 0w8 Would they? Sure. Can they now with current technology? Well yes in some. Will they use it more.
Racing tech is here in new vehicles of every type, right? because this is not a thick vs thin debate. Its a how much of a differance can a new type of lubricant make in our engines regarding power and wear, less pit stops for fuel. If race engines could use 0w8 Would they? Sure. Can they now with current technology? Well yes in some. Will they use it more.
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