Originally Posted by oil_film_movies
RDY4WAR, since Mobil wants this to be used in about anything that's raced under the sun, seriously a universal racing oil if there ever was one, then they are concerned about endurance races and what a build-up of whatever deposits might happen in a lot of running at high speeds. Also, it almost appears as if they know some num-nut will use this as street oil, and they put in stuff to avoid problems for months.(??)
You can easily imagine the product development meetings going on at Exxon-Mobil as they decided on the formula for this: They want to use it everywhere, in everything, so it must have some properties to keep their reputation among enthusiasts. .... That makes it an all-PAO, high moly, high zddp, detergents, very protective formula.
I realize that, and can appreciate it. It's logical from a liability standpoint. I'm just talking about what I would ideally want as an amateur racer. Not talking about a professional team in the 24 hours of Le Mans.
RDY4WAR, since Mobil wants this to be used in about anything that's raced under the sun, seriously a universal racing oil if there ever was one, then they are concerned about endurance races and what a build-up of whatever deposits might happen in a lot of running at high speeds. Also, it almost appears as if they know some num-nut will use this as street oil, and they put in stuff to avoid problems for months.(??)
You can easily imagine the product development meetings going on at Exxon-Mobil as they decided on the formula for this: They want to use it everywhere, in everything, so it must have some properties to keep their reputation among enthusiasts. .... That makes it an all-PAO, high moly, high zddp, detergents, very protective formula.
I realize that, and can appreciate it. It's logical from a liability standpoint. I'm just talking about what I would ideally want as an amateur racer. Not talking about a professional team in the 24 hours of Le Mans.