I found this oil the other day at a local Sunoco gas station. It was $5 a quart has an everyday price. Which surprised me a bit because as we all know gas stations usually charge a lot if money for just about everything including oil. I've seen prices of $7 a qt for conventional oils at some stations.
Well, this Sunoco Ultra full synthetic is Dexos 1 approved, ACEA A1/A5, API SN, ILSAC GF-5 and a couple of others has well. Has a VI of 165, HTHS of 3.0, TBN > 8, CCS of 5000 @ -30°F, and a NOACK of 11. All of which seems rather solid. I'm guessing it's primarily a group 3 hydocracked synthetic oil. I haven't seen the msds yet. I will say that it was very clean and almost clear like Pennzoil Platinum when I checked the level after adding it to my car. I could hardly see it on the dipstick.
So for $5 a quart not on sale it seems to be a solid deal especially given its at a gas station. I am giving it a run to see how well it does. May well be a very good product.
Are there any other non big name products that anyone else has run that performed very well? I looked at a oil made by Amalie. They make oil for Carquest. It has some good approvals has well. I'm not against Pennzoil, Castrol, Valvoline, Havoline etc... I like them plus a number of others. Just surprised to find a product that was reasonably priced with good certifications that wasn't a major brand. Any others out there that anyone has tried that is pretty good? Thanks in advance for any insights 
