805moparkid
Slant and AFX Guy
i know the oil now days is crap and has nothing in it for solid cams so ive been running lucas oil additive. also running 10-30 gtx. u guys think this is ok or bad news!
agree, but Autozone has Lucas Break-in; only in the back, have to ask for it, $5.Not sure on the Lucas additive. We need something with more Zinc. This was recommended to me, but I've yet to try it. http://www.zddplus.com/
Wylde1.
agree, but Autozone has Lucas Break-in; only in the back, have to ask for it, $5.
The Valvoline VR-1 Racing Motor Oil
The #1 selling Racing Oil of all time and race track proven.
Protects against high-temperature deposits for a cleaner engine.
ZDDP additive provides tough anti-wear protection.
Enhanced with friction modifier to improve horsepower.
Formulated with enhanced anti-foam system.
(Zinc dithiophosphates (often referred to as ZDDP)
I break in a new engine/cam by coating the lobes and lifters with the cam makers paste, then add one 16 oz bottle of GM Engine Oil Supliment to a fill of 10-30 oil. Normal oil changes after that get 4 oz of the EOS.
I break in a new engine/cam by coating the lobes and lifters with the cam makers paste, then add one 16 oz bottle of GM Engine Oil Supliment to a fill of 10-30 oil. Normal oil changes after that get 4 oz of the EOS.
most cam manufacturers will tell you to NOT use synthetic oil on a flat cam, while it is recommended for a roller cam. i use vr-1 without a problem. i have read you only need it as a breaking oil,(probably depends on your spring pressure) but i continue to run it after the first oil change...small price to pay for peace of mind. BTW, i think it was around $5 a quart.
You could always skip the additive and just use a better oil. This was recommended but I have yet to try it.
http://www.bradpennracing.com/
Wylde1.
Valvoline VR-1 and 1/2 bottle of EOS every oil change.
Terry
that i can do! what weight should i be using in my slant cuz right now its 10-30? im running stock clearances with solid cam, stock oil pump with hemi spring, (want to upgrade to HV hardened gear pump).
10W-30 should be just fine. If you're running a ton of HP then 20W-50
Terry
im running straight 30wt i dont understand, why you need 20-50 for higher HP cars? I thought it mattered about the clearances and what oil pressure you get...?? and I only run Vr1 by its self, it says it has ZDDP in it so why need anything else??