The SECRET Oil Companies DON'T Want You To Know...

[svenson]

This was interesting. HPL took a Dex 1 Gen 3 and turned it into a track oil by among other things using a special ester. This is why the oil didn't do as well oxidation wise compared to Napa but again it's a track specific blend rather than a street oil blend. As LSJ mentioned earlier in the video you really don't want to use a race oil on the street.

unless you use a different kind of ester..he said there are different kinds of esters. there maybe an ester with bigger oxidation limits.

motul for example has 2 different products calling them ester technology.300v and 8100 power line.they claim both use esters, but power is a ,more street-able, meaning has different esters or less or both, who knows.

but edyvw uses their 300v line for daily use ,no track and he will do a UOA soon.he says that their 300v is more street able than old ones.so lets see.
what i keep from this video ,final product is all that matters.

 

[dubber09]

They 'modified' kitchen to be a lab? Sooo, are they 'cooking' oil up?

 

[MolaKule]

That's only half of what he said, the other half is "choosing different ingredients means you fall outside the API box and that can lead to better/worse oil". Yes the ingredients all come from the same sources, but that doesn't mean the finished product is the same. The boutique guys like Amsoil/HPL are not using the same recipe, that's the point.

We need to define the process of "boosting," a term used by many boutique blenders'.

A blender may select a DI additive package and run tests with the suggested base oils. The blender may find it just meets the specifications for example of an SP oil.

The blender will often ask themselves, "How can we improve certain performance characteristics of a formulation?" Let's take a few examples.

Oxidation Inhibition (OI): Oxidation can degrade the additive chemistry and increase the potential for sludge and soot loading. I might add a new and improved OI chemistry to decrease oxidation, which will extend the OCI.

VII's: I may use the latest and improved VI polymer to protect the engine under varying operating temperatures.

Anti-Wear (AW): I may add or increase the AW chemistry to reduce wear.

Base oil(s): I may introduce another base oil group component or change the base oil mix to reduce oxdation potential, lower the pour point, and to improve cleaning.

These are just a few examples of things I can do to "boost" or improve the performance of a formulation using a commercial DI package.

Also see post #35 by @RDMgr.

 

[gfh77665]

Overpriced? - Perhaps!
Junk? - No.

As for the rest of your opinion, most everyone in this media advertised business rolls with some sort of gimmickry.

Thats not my opinion, that has been the consensus opinion here at BITOG for the last ~15 years.

Try again.