So if I'm reading this correctly NASCAR teams are using 40 year old
Japanese four cylinder motors? Yee Haw!!! let's go racin'!..... tongue
firmly in cheek
Sorry, couldn't help it. I'll quit being a smart ass and go back to
staring wistfully at my non running 40 year Japanese four cylinder.
mike
On Oct 10, 2009, at 6:48 PM, gregs672liter@netzero.net wrote:
> There have been some concerns posted latey about using todays oil in
> our old
> Roadsters AFTER they have been broken in. The concern was they were
> missing
> the correct kind of additive package to provide proper wear care for
> our cars,
> and that you needed to get a specific oil additive. I asked my
> engine guru
> who is careful about debunking these kind of things. His response:
> "Bullshit. This was started by a Nascar team (Joe Gibbs) who had a
> cam go
> flat and decided it was the oil. What it probably was was excessive
> spring
> pressure. None of my customers, nor anyone else in the industry
> have reported
> any problems related to excessive wear due to todays oil. I think
> it is
> marketing BS to sell a product."
> I continue to run Mobile 1 without concern.
> Greg Burrows
> 67 2000
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Ronnie Day <ronnie.day@gmail.com>
> To: Roadster List <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Roadsters] Break-in oil & assembly
> Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 10:51:51 -0500
>
> There's been some threads on the assembly and break-in of "new"
> engines. I
> noticed an ad from Comp Cams in the latest issue of Chevy High
> Performance
> for a new break-in oil (*http://tinyurl.com/ygtkpxl*) they're now
> selling.
> Looks like a great product to me.
> They also offers assembly lube and spray. Knowing Comp's reputation
> this
> stuff is worth using, IMHO.
> --
> Ron
>
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