The college I attended had a chassis dyno, and I had the same questions, as just to see what the engine was putting out. The car was a 1996 Lincoln Mark VIII LSC. All in one afternoon, we did the dyno testing. To start, it had Valvoline 5W-30 I think...maybe 10W-30. After changing it to Mobil-1 5W-30 (we blew out the crankcase and got an extra .75qt, too), the dyno was showing 4-5 maybe 6 HP, but it didn't show until above the ~4500RPM range. It did seem to make a difference, that was certain, but it could also be something arbitrary, really. Personally, I was excited, and that just gave me another reason to use good Mobil-1!!! The testing was done, so both runs were at same testing conditions, but also coverted to STP.
Royal Purple = Increased HP
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Hmmmm...was this a drive by? Fogger, are you still with us? You've surely raised some eyebrows and will have people wanting to discuss this with you (and ideally your pal with the '00 Camaro). Don't go away so quickly.
BTW..Swift.....that crack about turning the Tacoma into a nitro funny car gave me a good laugh.
I have a 96' Camaro SS. Need recommendations for motor oil please.
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I've seen excellent results in my LT1 engine with the German Castrol Syntec 0w30. You'd do well with Amsoil 5w30, Redline 5w30, Royal Purple Racing 41, or Mobil 1 0w40 too. The LT1 engine likes a thick 30wt to low 40wt oil.
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