Originally Posted By: badtlc
Gibbs will use it in million dollar race cars for 500+miles in engines that produce 800+hp in the heat of Daytona and Taladega but it cannot work in a 230hp engine who rarely sees full output compared to daily driving conditions? Gibbs loses thousands of dollars if an engine fails and you think they will sacrifice quality and risk that?
I guess you did not know that race engines are torn down after the race? Racing oil is thick enough to prevent a catastrophic failure during the race, but thin as much as possible to increase HP. You can think about them as disposable engines.
Gibbs will use it in million dollar race cars for 500+miles in engines that produce 800+hp in the heat of Daytona and Taladega but it cannot work in a 230hp engine who rarely sees full output compared to daily driving conditions? Gibbs loses thousands of dollars if an engine fails and you think they will sacrifice quality and risk that?
I guess you did not know that race engines are torn down after the race? Racing oil is thick enough to prevent a catastrophic failure during the race, but thin as much as possible to increase HP. You can think about them as disposable engines.