Moly in Engine Oils

[pedaltothemetal]

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Originally posted by Bror Jace:
pedal2metal, you mean to tell me that Ron Dennis of Team Maclaren doesn't stand in line at the European equivalent to Walmart or Target first thing on Sunday mornings before each race?

Dadgummit, I'm positively shocked!!

I love it when I run into people who actually believe that the Mobil 1 oil (or Castrol, etc ...) that's in the Formula 1 or other extreme performance cars is the same formula Joe Shmoe can buy off the shelves at discount stores worldwide.

I know that Penske claims they run off-the-shelf Mobil 1 15W50 in their IRL cars. I suppose I can believe that since the engines are boost limited, have something like a 15 qt sump capacity and race only 500 miles. Still, he'd be better off running something formulated specifically for short term, high-RPM use. But then Mobil pays him a pretty penny so they can make that claim. I'm sure he uses the money to make his guys faster in other ways.

Read the back of a bottle of mobil 1 15W50 and it says "suitable for amateur racing."

So then, Penske is nuthin' but an amateur?

OK, works for me.

--- Bror Jace

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Yep! Those cars are nothing but billboards. The bigger the ad the more they get. Cost so much to race (millions), if not for the sponsorship they would be in a he** of a hole!

 

[MolaKule]

Please notice that in my post above I am speaking of surface temps, not bulk oil temperatures. Due to thermal lag, oil temps will lag behind the metal-to-metal surface temps.

The moly is in the oil solution ready to react when (microscopic) surface temps start to reach a temp that converts the ZDDP or moly to the glass phase.

[ December 16, 2002, 12:38 PM: Message edited by: MolaKule ]