What Oil

[427heaven]

In my parts they call that a barrel roll.

[gt350hr]

    Bottom line is that oil becomes a "personal preference" item. Many oils will do the same job and there is allot of "overlap". There are so many different brands to choose from it can be confusing . The thing NOT to do is compare "modern" engine requirements to "older" engines. Oil pumps , bearing clearances , and oil passage design are all different allowing thinner multi weight oils to be NEEDED for top engine performance. I have seen a situation where a "know it all ", 20-50 only oil user took out the 5-20 specified oil for ( you guessed it) 20-50. Not only did he LOSE gas ,mileage and engine performance , poor cold flow caused bearing damage on initial startup.

[Side-Oilers]

+1 to Randy.

[GT350AUS]

Well who would've guessed that this simple topic could've been so informative, interesting and entertaining all at the same time

Thanks to all that contributed and me of course for starting the thread....lol

[FL SAAC]

+ 1 we like you already

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

Well who would've guessed that this simple topic could've been so informative, interesting and entertaining all at the same time

Thanks to all that contributed and me of course for starting the thread....lol

[427heaven]

Well who would've guessed that this simple topic could've been so informative, interesting and entertaining all at the same time

Thanks to all that contributed and me of course for starting the thread....lol

Agreed... Wait till you ask how much air pressure is ideal, or what do you think about running a CAUTION fan sticker, the flood gates will open up.

[GT350AUS]

  haha haha I've seen that in Forum version 1.0 

Soooo no caution fan sticker hey....hahaha

[FL SAAC]

Speaking of air, should you need vintage air for your tires....we have special containers with the specific air that would be correct for your vintage Shelby.

Please provide us your specific build date and we can provide you with a proper qoute and special SAAC pricing.

Thank you

Agreed... Wait till you ask how much air pressure is ideal, or what do you think about running a CAUTION fan sticker, the flood gates will open up.

[The Going Thing]

At this point in my life the discussion of oil is stale. I highly reccomend using fresh Wesson oil, currently on sale at walmart for $6.58 a gallon.

Before I sign off just yesterday my motor developed a klink-klank-ping sound. Would anyone know or care to mention why that is ? klink-klank-ping...

Tony- You've been hanging around in the wrong places in FL again.  This won't get it. You can throw it out.. LOL

[shelbydoug]

Well, the only thing with the oil on the beach, it adds to the Jello effect.

You get more glare depending on whether the Jello is still in the molds or has been released to be free?

[gt350hr]

Well who would've guessed that this simple topic could've been so informative, interesting and entertaining all at the same time

Thanks to all that contributed and me of course for starting the thread....lol

    It's the same on any forum. The subject was up on Speedtalk years back and went twenty some pages. All kinds of charts , specifications , personal opinions , no clear result as "one" brand to use. Too many pay attention to advertising claims instead of actual oil performance in use.
   Randy

[The Going Thing]

Randy:
Exactly. Or long term use and wear and observation during tear-downs. Mobil 1 absolutely does not contain enough ZDDP to protect a flat tappet cam.
I use Mobil one in my Lincoln and the Saab V6 cars.  I also had an issue with Castrol. I used it on my Turbo Toyota. It would pull enough oil in smoke during high vacuum on deacceleration. I changed to the Kendall and it stopped completely.
Too many personal experiences.   I'll stick with the Penn Grade on the Shelby.
I am not overly enthralled with 18-20 PSI at Idle hot and 55PSI hot at 3000 +-.

[427heaven]

An average man, doing average things, with an average car, doesn't need to worry about much these days. Turning 10,000 rpm with a 500 ci pro stock engine, or having a Cobra automotive built VOGT engine turning those rpm s for an hour changes the story some.

[shelbydoug]

An average man, doing average things, with an average car, doesn't need to worry about much these days. Turning 10,000 rpm with a 500 ci pro stock engine, or having a Cobra automotive built VOGT engine turning those rpm s for an hour changes the story some.

Obviously you are not from my "neighborhood"? 

[The Going Thing]

Average man. You must be talking about yourself....