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If cash is tight and you can run 10W30, go with the Shell Rotella T5. It's a blend of Group II/III oils with a sleeper add pack.
Recommend: Pennzoil Platinum vs Redline
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Originally Posted By: Slippery_Pete
The only reason I wouldn't use RL is because it costs $13/quart where as I could get a jug of PP for under $30.
Can you get Mobil 1 0W-40 in Canada for a good price? In the U.S. it's close in price to PP.
Considering Porsche allows 2 years/ 20,000 mile OCI's for the 911 Turbo, when running the 0W-40, I'm sure you'd be well protected no matter how heavily you wind up modding it. Just adjust your interval to match your smaller crankcase.
The only reason I wouldn't use RL is because it costs $13/quart where as I could get a jug of PP for under $30.
Can you get Mobil 1 0W-40 in Canada for a good price? In the U.S. it's close in price to PP.
Considering Porsche allows 2 years/ 20,000 mile OCI's for the 911 Turbo, when running the 0W-40, I'm sure you'd be well protected no matter how heavily you wind up modding it. Just adjust your interval to match your smaller crankcase.
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Originally Posted By: brsmith
PU is good enough for Ferrari, but not good enough for a Buick Supercharged 3800????????
The Ferrari approved Pennzoil Ultra you are talking about is 10W-60. It's available at the following retail locations...NONE.
At the Ferrari dealer it's probably as much if not more than Redline costs per quart.
None of the Pennzoil Ultra grades available in an actual store are good enough for a Ferrari.
I read that the euro versions of Ultra were very, very different products than the Ultra sold here in the usa.
Originally Posted By: brsmith
PU is good enough for Ferrari, but not good enough for a Buick Supercharged 3800????????
The Ferrari approved Pennzoil Ultra you are talking about is 10W-60. It's available at the following retail locations...NONE.
At the Ferrari dealer it's probably as much if not more than Redline costs per quart.
None of the Pennzoil Ultra grades available in an actual store are good enough for a Ferrari.
I read that the euro versions of Ultra were very, very different products than the Ultra sold here in the usa.
There is no way that the Majority of Ferraris are running 10w-60. They recommended the 10w-60 Helix for racing or racing type driving in very hot conditions, the majority of Ferrari owners run 5w-40. I have had the privilege of changing oil on a number of models, Daytona, Testarossa, 308, 308GTS, 575 Maranello and none of them used 60.
60 weight oil is used in Top Fuel and Alcohol to keep the oil from being wiped of the walls by the Alcohol and Nitro.
60w viscosity would be way too thick anywhere but Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.
I love this forum and I am a newbie, but I wonder how many so called "experts" have ever even taken a valve cover off of anything????
60 weight oil is used in Top Fuel and Alcohol to keep the oil from being wiped of the walls by the Alcohol and Nitro.
60w viscosity would be way too thick anywhere but Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.
I love this forum and I am a newbie, but I wonder how many so called "experts" have ever even taken a valve cover off of anything????
I'm assuming the supercharger is not stock, right?
The boosted cylinder pressure will increase crank bearing loads, particularly at low RPM where the reduced shear velocity means reduced oil film thickness. Personally, I'd go with a thicker oil to help restore this lost safety margin. If running Conventional, one of the 15w40 truck oils would work well; they tend to be inexpensive to boot (Very little advertising to pay for.) For Syn, I'd consider just about any Xw-40. I don't remember ever seeing PP thicker than Xw-30, so I'd probably give that a pass. There are several flavors of Mobil 1 widely available, as is Valvoline 10W40. Mobil 1 15w50 comes to mind too. It's got extra zinc/phos and is, AFAIK, well regarded by gear-heads.
Redline is fantastic oil, blended by a small US company. I support them when I can, but also understand that $10+ a qt. adds up in a hurry!
The boosted cylinder pressure will increase crank bearing loads, particularly at low RPM where the reduced shear velocity means reduced oil film thickness. Personally, I'd go with a thicker oil to help restore this lost safety margin. If running Conventional, one of the 15w40 truck oils would work well; they tend to be inexpensive to boot (Very little advertising to pay for.) For Syn, I'd consider just about any Xw-40. I don't remember ever seeing PP thicker than Xw-30, so I'd probably give that a pass. There are several flavors of Mobil 1 widely available, as is Valvoline 10W40. Mobil 1 15w50 comes to mind too. It's got extra zinc/phos and is, AFAIK, well regarded by gear-heads.
Redline is fantastic oil, blended by a small US company. I support them when I can, but also understand that $10+ a qt. adds up in a hurry!
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I love this forum and I am a newbie, but I wonder how many so called "experts" have ever even taken a valve cover off of anything????
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I love this forum and I am a newbie, but I wonder how many so called "experts" have ever even taken a valve cover off of anything????
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Yeah factory Supercharged.
Picked up a jug of old PP for $19.88 at Walmart today
The newer jug was going for $36.xx What gives?
Picked up a jug of old PP for $19.88 at Walmart today
The newer jug was going for $36.xx What gives?
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