Hello all, my first post here.
Great site with great info, lots of smart peeps here. My question is about using a zinc infused oil such a Brad Penn in a modern car equipped with roller cam, variable valve timing & catalytic convertors.
Car in question is my own personal vehicle, 2015 challenger hellcat. Recommended oil is 0w40 Pennzoil ultra pure platnium, i have been using Mobil 1 0w40. I change it often & run it hard, lots of 1/4 mile racing, over 200 recorded since i bought it so i do flog it quite regularly. 8800 miles on the odo & i have changed the oil 4 times now.
Now heres what i have done. The cats have been replaced with a direct fit straight pipe, so there is no catalyst's whatsoever. I may be upping the boost from 11 to 14 via pulley but other than that there will be no internal modifications to the engine. This is a very mild modification for the hellcat engine stress wise, some guys are really pushing these things hard on ethanol in the neighborhood of 1000+ RWHP. I am not doing this. I dont want to be tearing things down yearly.
Fuel will be 93 octane street & VP110 leaded fuel for race.
Given the tighter tolerances of newer engines would 0w40 be ok & could i (or should i) switch to a Brad penn or equivalent zinc oil? I have no issues with Mobil, or pennzoil for that matter its just that i buy the mobil bulk & its much cheaper for me.
Thanks!
Great site with great info, lots of smart peeps here. My question is about using a zinc infused oil such a Brad Penn in a modern car equipped with roller cam, variable valve timing & catalytic convertors.
Car in question is my own personal vehicle, 2015 challenger hellcat. Recommended oil is 0w40 Pennzoil ultra pure platnium, i have been using Mobil 1 0w40. I change it often & run it hard, lots of 1/4 mile racing, over 200 recorded since i bought it so i do flog it quite regularly. 8800 miles on the odo & i have changed the oil 4 times now.
Now heres what i have done. The cats have been replaced with a direct fit straight pipe, so there is no catalyst's whatsoever. I may be upping the boost from 11 to 14 via pulley but other than that there will be no internal modifications to the engine. This is a very mild modification for the hellcat engine stress wise, some guys are really pushing these things hard on ethanol in the neighborhood of 1000+ RWHP. I am not doing this. I dont want to be tearing things down yearly.
Fuel will be 93 octane street & VP110 leaded fuel for race.
Given the tighter tolerances of newer engines would 0w40 be ok & could i (or should i) switch to a Brad penn or equivalent zinc oil? I have no issues with Mobil, or pennzoil for that matter its just that i buy the mobil bulk & its much cheaper for me.
Thanks!