Engine Oil and Muscle Cars

[PeteLeathersac]

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We discussed this oil before so take another look
http://www.animegame.com/cars/Oil%20Tests.pdf
PJ

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Further to this oil testing . In 1968 at a car club meeting of the Weston High Performance racing club meetings I invited The representatives of the Bardall products. They used the same methods for oil testing .After testing many oil brands with the same results they used Bardall B1 additive on the bearing. The bearing with the Bardall B1 additive
had amazingly no wear on the bearing even with 3 times the load on the bearing. I have been using it since.However
they cautioned on using it for break in as the rings would not seat.
PJ

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Cool story PJ.. Was Wallie Branston there too...he was the driver of the 'Barhdall Rocket' that used to race at the CNE track and others?. He's a great old fella who was also the Starter/Flagman at Mosport in the 60's and is in the Cdn. Motorsports Hall-o-Fame..

Do you remember that Canadian oil-less drive test they did years ago...maybe was even done at Mosport also may have used '66/67 Chevelles/Beaumonts??. Either way, they filled the crankcases w/ whatever oils they were testing, ran 'em then drained them and ran them again to see how far they'd go without oil...forget if they supposedly drained the filter too?. Anyway, some went waaaay further than you'd ever expect and I always suspected some foolishness went on as regardless of remaining protection on the surfaces, the lifters should've collapsed?.

~ Pete