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YY1 said

When I was a hard core BMX racer, we experimented with using lighter weight, lower friction lubricants for the crank and wheel bearings.

We tried WD40, butter, and several cooking oils.

To me none was worth the extra labor of changing back to regular grease after the race. I did find a happy medium with white lithium, when I could afford it.

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Want to reduce rolling resistance in a drag or light and low lap circle track car?

Have the front wheel bearings coated with the low friction coating. Install them dry. Put an allen keyed plug in the grease cap. Drill a tiny hole in the center of the plug. Now remove plug and fill the bearing cavity to just below the plug hole with Justice Brothers Heavy Duty Vehicle (HDV/23p). Then install the plug. The tiny hole will act as a breather hole.

The Justice Brothers Heavy Duty Vehicle has an intense amount of extreme pressure (EP) additive in it. It's designed to be deluted at a ratio of 12 oz to 50 quarts of motor oil. If you run a floater rear end you can do this in the rear too.

You WILL tell the difference pushing the car around the pits. We did it with uncoated bearings. In a circle track car, you will replace the bearings about every two race with practices in between. Inspect between races. Drag car will need less inspection and more runs.