Engine Oil and Muscle Cars

[frank23]

Thanks for all the response. All of it is appreciated. Understandably, consumer education is critical in this endeavor. All the additives on the market currently seem to meet our needs at this time, but my approach is completely different. In these changing times just about every lubricant, as well as gasoline, requires some sort of additive to maintain the similar levels of performance and durability that we expect from our cars. It appears that they are no longer optional, all conceived, in my opinion, to compensate for already inadequate products we all purchase. Some European manufacturers have taken the vintage oil situation to the next level by producing a more than adequate performance and protection oil for both their performance and antique automobiles. It would be simple to buy and market these products in the U.S., but unfortunately, due to the weak dollar, and higher costs of petroleum, doing so would result in a quart price of about $12.00 or more. Through continual discussions with ILC Spectro, a new additive package possibly called "Zincare" (trademark pending), blended with the best available base stock will produce a product that both protects and performs under the most severe of conditions. We all use our vintage cars differently, some for daily use, some for racing, and some strictly for show duty, some stay in long-time storage. Our new product is engineered to address all of these situations with no compromise. Hopefully, the perfect blend can be found soon, so we can continue with testing prior to sale. Thanks for the continued support. Regards -- Frank

[Verne_Frantz]

"Our new product is engineered to address all of these situations with no compromise."

So this thread was a marketing test??

[frank23]

Vern - I started this discussion to see if a need existed. The product is still in the planning stages. I chose this website because it seems to be fair and unbiased. So if you call this a marketing test, sobeit. This product is being developed because I am sick and tired of having to add supplements to my own high performance and antique vehicles. Unfortunately, I can't just have a case or two made for myself. I thought, and still think, that this is a marketable product for all vintage automobile owners. And should I make a few dollars doing it? If it fills a need in our hobby, what's wrong with that? Someone has to get it done. Regards -- Frank

[Steve Shauger]

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"Our new product is engineered to address all of these situations with no compromise."

So this thread was a marketing test??

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Geez Verne, Frank is up front about his intent, outlines the weaknesses of our current over the counter oils, and seeks our feedback as to our interest and viability of this proposed product. You can call it anything you want, but he is at least attempting to remedy the situation with a new product and is asking for our input. You have a problem with that???

[Verne_Frantz]

Not a problem I just didn't realize it until the very end. It caught me by surprise because I thought it was a general query about bringing back "old" oil for our old cars.
I would gladly be part of the market for new oil with the best additive package available.

Verne

[ANDY M]

Howard found the tread about oil that I was looking for. There was another link in that thread that I was thinking about, from the Ferarri guys, that bored me to sleep, but might be useful to Frank.
http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/faq...=haas_articles
If you scroll down to Chapter 6, he makes his recommendations for which oil he deems is best for the applications that he outlines. Interesting to compare his choices with the other link that shows the pictures of how certain oils performed in lab testing. I switched to Rotella because, as I learned here, Comp Cams issued a tech bulletin that spec'd it for use with their products.
I don't doubt his research, but as it is said about doctors, for every 2 doctors you will get 3 opinions.