Torco

[RazorsEdge]

I used this oil years ago,good to see they are still in the game.

Street Vehicle Oil

Torco Street Series oils are purpose built specialty formulas designed to exceed the demands of high performance American, European, Japanese, Korean, and other OEM sports cars.

torcousa.com

 

[AutoMechanic]

Always good to hear about different brands of oils. Never heard of that one till now.

 

[kschachn]

Another faceless brand that obfuscates the approvals and certifications, it's not even API licensed.

If that's the level of their marketing then I'll pass, thanks.

 

[Tim_S]

Torco was (I've no idea if they still are in business) a boutique oil blender that got it's reputation offering oils to racers, primarily drag racers, that allowed race engines to live longer. Their oils were promoted with a marketing acronym called MPZ, which interestingly referred to moly, phosphorus and zinc. I don't recall what levels of those additives were used, but apparently it was quite a bit more than competitive race oils at the time, which was in the 70's I believe. Racers who did use Torco oils reported much longer race lives from their racing engines.
They never had any intent to license their oils with the API. Their synthetic gear oils were particularly stout, and a lot o top fuel racers swore by them. Since then other oil blenders have appeared that offered products to racers, such as Redline, that performed as well, or better than Torco oils.

 

[kschachn]

Torco was (I've no idea if they still are in business) a boutique oil blender that got it's reputation offering oils to racers, primarily drag racers, that allowed race engines to live longer. Their oils were promoted with a marketing acronym called MPZ, which interestingly referred to moly, phosphorus and zinc. I don't recall what levels of those additives were used, but apparently it was quite a bit more than competitive race oils at the time, which was in the 70's I believe. Racers who did use Torco oils reported much longer race lives from their racing engines.
They never had any intent to license their oils with the API. Their synthetic gear oils were particularly stout, and a lot o top fuel racers swore by them. Since then other oil blenders have appeared that offered products to racers, such as Redline, that performed as well, or better than Torco oils.

Maybe they primarily marketed to racers back in the day, but clearly now they wish to widen their offerings with "street vehicle oils". Those are the ones they list a plethora of licenses, approvals and certifications that are only "recommended for". API licenses are only a small part of the list.

 

[Chris142]

I have been running Torco GP7 in my 2 stroke stuff for decades. It is the only oil that kept my atc 250r alive @ the sand dunes years ago.

 

[manicrodder]

Used it in 69-71. When I had the bucks I used something called Poly Oxide?? in the Bultacos. It was red and supposedly ashless.

 

[DwightFrye]

Torco, now that's a name I hadn't heard in years. I used to buy a quart of their two stroke oil to add to a 5 gallon can of gas to run in my Suzuki dirt bike 50 years ago. Didn't know they were still in business.

 

[OVERKILL]

Saw the name often at Cayuga and Grand Bend back when I used to go to the IHRA Nationals.

 

[bbhero]

Man I thought we were talking about octane booster... Made by Torco.

 

[bbhero]

Another faceless brand that obfuscates the approvals and certifications, it's not even API licensed.

If that's the level of their marketing then I'll pass, thanks.

The 0w20 oil they have is Dexos gen 2 approved and has API on it too...

The 5w30 does not have those.

 

[kschachn]

The 0w20 oil they have is Dexos gen 2 approved and has API on it too...

The 5w30 does not have those.

I saw the dexos thing, but it was weird that it doesn't show up on the GM site. Why not?

Also when you look on the API EOLCS directory there are no Torco oils listed either. Am I looking for the wrong thing?

 

[4WD]

Man I thought we were talking about octane booster... Made by Torco.

Torco funny car - Search Videos

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[bbhero]

I saw the dexos thing, but it was weird that it doesn't show up on the GM site. Why not?

Also when you look on the API EOLCS directory there are no Torco oils listed either. Am I looking for the wrong thing?

Ya got me there....

Good questions though.

Definitely strange.

 

[RazorsEdge]

Just ordered their SX-8 5w30

 

[buster]

Polyalphaolefin (PAO), Esters & Alkylated Naphthalene (AN)

Polyalphaolefin (PAO) base oil can’t do it alone! Enter Esters and Alkylated Naphthalene (AN). Torco’s high tech base oils for high tech vehicles 100% PAO engine oils must be mixed with other base oils to maximize additive performance. Once upon a time this was accomplished with esters, but...

torcousa.com

Their site is good. They claim everything is sourced in the USA.

 

[Glenda W.]

Torco is a great small batch blender not unlike HPL. High quality ingredients and transparent about base oils. Great customer service. I was introduced to them years ago in the motorsports world.

 

[jkasch]

Their RGO gear oil was the favorite of members on the LS1GTO site for quite some time. The Dana rear ends on the 2004-2006 Holden based GTOs seemed do well with it at reducing whine. I used it in my ‘04.

 

[mccandish]

For some reason, anytime Torco is mentioned, the Magic Muffler Fiat carnage photo appears in my head (and it looks like they were sponsored by Pennzoil ).

 

[Dave P.]

For some reason, anytime Torco is mentioned, the Magic Muffler Fiat carnage photo appears in my head (and it looks like they were sponsored by Pennzoil ).

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My first car that I owned in 1975 was a 1967 Fiat 850 Spider. The problem here is not the Pennzoil......