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Patman
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Member # 6
posted May 29, 2003 07:51 PM
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In addition to the fact (as mentioned before) that it's not a well known oil, it's also a pain because it's only available in the jugs like that. Most high performance cars (at least American ones) take 5 to 6 quarts of oil, so nobody wants to buy 2 gallons and have to split it up like that when they could just buy it in single quart bottles.
Another thing too, if I were to run this oil in my LT1 Firebird compared to 10w30 or 5w30 Schaeffer Oil, I'd lose about 5hp due to the thicker oil, something I'm not willing to do.
[ May 29, 2003, 07:52 PM: Message edited by: Patman ]
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Dr. T
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Member # 29
posted May 29, 2003 07:51 PM
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Good question..I just think it's too overkill for gasoline engines...ie. not that detergents aren't needed, it's just this oil is geared towards long drain interval diesel engines ie. rigs, not vettes. It is of course acceptable in gas engines, it's just this isn't it's first priority....
That said, any good 40 weight should have an HTHS of about 4...even Syntec 10-40