Again, I never said that Valvoline or QS have better properties than M1, but it is possible, no?The logic of deciding that Valvoline or QS, with their higher measured PPM of Mo have better anti-wear or lubrication properties than M1 with its ~ 60ppm of tri-nuclear Mo.
Chances are excellent that Valvoline is not using 300ppm of the tri-nuclear moly.
Regarding moly, here is the post specifically where it shows that a combination of trimer and dimer can outperform the trimer alone.
That thread in general has some useful information.
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/threads/best-moly-additives.344609/post-5854808
Yeah, I don't think it has 300ppm of the trimer, but it is possible, and if it had a combination that would be very interesting.