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Looking for thoughts and recommendations for the BBC in my car. Its a mild street engine, 489ci, 9.0-1. I just upgraded to a solid roller cam and aluminum heads. Previously I had a hydraulic flat tappet. I had been using conventional 10w30 Valvoline with a bottle of Lucas TB Zinc Plus. No issues whatsoever, and the cam looked beautiful when I swapped it out.
The new cam is pretty mild (by solid roller standards) 232/242, .640/.642. My lifters (Comp Endura X) are roller bearing type. The car is a weekend tire burner, I'm lucky if I get to the drag strip once or twice a year. So if you can imagine the different conditions I expose it too, weekend cruise nights, occasional rip on a nice evening after work, and a lot of sitting in the garage, I'm concerned that maybe I'm putting these lifters up to more unusual abuse than they were designed for.
Currently I have 10W40 Pennzoil dino in it. No additives. I'm not very brand loyal. Though I'm impressed how well the TB Zinc Plus worked out.
Any thoughts or real world experience is appreciated.
The new cam is pretty mild (by solid roller standards) 232/242, .640/.642. My lifters (Comp Endura X) are roller bearing type. The car is a weekend tire burner, I'm lucky if I get to the drag strip once or twice a year. So if you can imagine the different conditions I expose it too, weekend cruise nights, occasional rip on a nice evening after work, and a lot of sitting in the garage, I'm concerned that maybe I'm putting these lifters up to more unusual abuse than they were designed for.
Currently I have 10W40 Pennzoil dino in it. No additives. I'm not very brand loyal. Though I'm impressed how well the TB Zinc Plus worked out.
Any thoughts or real world experience is appreciated.