<VV> New Oils for Classic cars

[BBRT]

With all due respect Eric, apparently you don't know about Brad Penn 
Performance oils. The only all-US petroleum and formulated with the original 
Green tint and high levels of ZDDP. This refinery produced THE racing oil in 
the past and now sells oil to Nationwide NASCAR and NHRA teams that is 
re-branded for use in their race cars.  There have been numerous emails on 
this site, FV, and the Phorum extolling its virtues. It happens to be 
recommended by a variety of cam mfg. incl Isky (for flat-tappet cams).
No, I am not a dealer. Nor do I have any financial interests in American 
Refinery Group.
Oh, BTW, I sincerely appreciate your lint reference. Very classy.

Chuck S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric S. Eberhard" <flash at vicsmba.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Cc: <chsadek at comcast.net>
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 5:43 PM
Subject: New Oils for Classic cars


> The "safe than sorry" argument is what cost me two cam shafts.  It seems 
> people think for some reason it is "safe" to use dinosaur oil for break-in 
> and not synthetic.  So they don't know anything about ZDDP and then ruin 
> my cams.  Mobile 1 (as stated on their Web page) is rated to break in 
> engines.  Some synthetics are not, but Mobile 1 is.  And it has the 
> correct phosphorous and zinc levels for Corvairs.  It is plenty safe to 
> follow my recommendation, most certainly Exxon-Mobil's, for using Mobile 1 
> during break in and all around. Note -- not ALL Mobile 1 has the right 
> ZDDP levels -- check their site. I use the 15-50 and always have, so I 
> just got lucky, so long as I was doing the work myself.  The two bad 
> engines were two different mechanics and they insisted on using Castrol 30 
> wgt ... unfortunately months apart ... and both did not make it 10k on the 
> cams.  I supposed I could have gotten 2 bad cams from Clark's and two good 
> ones when I used the Mobile 1 -- I just think the odds of that are small.
>
> But opinions about oil are like belly buttons, everyone has one, and 
> mostly they are good for collecting lint.
>
> Eric
>
> At 02:15 PM 6/3/2011, you wrote:
>>Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 17:15:36 -0400
>>From: "BBRT" <chsadek at comcast.net       >
>>Subject: Re: <VV> New Oils for Classic cars
>>To: "Mark Durham" <62vair at gmail.com>
>>Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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>>I agree with Mark. I think it is better to be safe than sorry. Therefore, 
>>I
>>use a Brad Penn break-in oil, followed by either Brad Penn (yes, they make 
>>a
>>semi-synthetic) or Amsoil Dominator (has plenty of ZDDP). Brad Penn is far
>>cheaper, and to me a sure bet. I do use Amsoil in the gearbox/diff. Years
>>ago, I tried other oils, off the shelf, had more bearing wear and one cam
>>lobe go down .020. I have been lucky with the bottom end, only one rod brg
>>failure (engine builder, me, screwed up) and a rod bolt break - before
>>switching to ARP rod bolts. My issues have been in valve seats in old 
>>racing
>>heads.
>>Chuck S
>>BBRT
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