Engine Oil and Muscle Cars

[Seattle Sam]

Frank, I think there is definitely a market for it at that price. Some education would have to be delivered to help create demand for the product. Not everybody is aware of all the re-formulation going on; Rotella and other diesel formulas used to be "the answer" but now maybe not so much..
-Sam

[Verne_Frantz]

The whole thing sucks. We're trying to preserve pieces of history here, and the government (in their infinate wizdumb) wants to rid us of everything needed to preserve the past!

Uh-Oh, did I just make a political post?????

[Seattle Sam]

Verne,
I think you can rail against the generic government, as long as it isn't personalized with "damned liberals" or "stupid evil Bush".

-Sam

[Andy]

I too have read that the amount of zinc (sulfated ash) content in oil will go down in diesel oils in the near future. It is unfortunate because Rotella is cheap and readily available. I use Rotella in my 'Cuda now because the 340 was built back in 1980. At the time it was built, had the largest hydraulic flat tappet purple cam available installed, so the big springs are hard on the cam and lifters due to a tight 108 LSA and a lift over .500". I guess that if we have to go back to conventional oils, then a camshaft/engine break-in lubricant will have to be added at every oil change. One of the articles I read recommended this. The author said he had been doing it for years. When I was at a super wal-mart the other day, I noticed an oil forumulated for vehicles made previous to 1988. I believe it was one of their house brands. Does anyone have any info on this oil? It was pretty cheap too.

[Gary L]

Hi all. I saw this product being discussed over at another board.
http://www.zddplus.com/