<VV> Oil

[mark at noakes.com]

Do you buy Brad Penn locally or order it? I don't have a good local 
distributor from which to buy Brad Penn.

I currently use Valvoline VR1 in my engines that have high lift high 
spring load flat tappet cams. The description says that it is good for 
street as well as racing. Maybe it was race only at one time but no longer.

My son just uses Valvoline high mileage 10W-30 in his 68. But it's a 
worn out engine that we will replace near term.

Mark Noakes

On 8/6/20 12:49 PM, John Sweet via VirtualVairs wrote:
> Then only oil I use in Corvair engines is Brad Penn. This has the right amount of zinc since it is Pennsylvania crude oil.
> John Sweet
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> From: Marc Marcoulides via VirtualVairs
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> Valvoline Racing is designed to be used for one race then removed. Until now I have used Shell Rotella because of the Zinc. Shell is discontinuing production of this product but I still have some in my garage for my use
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>> From: Michael Mauro via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Aug 6, 2020 6:57 AM
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>> After much research, I recently settled on Valvoline Full Synthetic Racing Oil, High Zinc, 10W/30; be advised, this product comes in both a synthetic blend, as-well-as a full synthetic... as I tend to lean towards the "best" for my Vairs; hence, I chose the full-synthetic. Both the blend and the full-synthetic are specifically engineered for flat-tappet engines.
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>> Previously, after break-in period, I was using Mobil1 + a ZDDP additive. Now, with this Valvoline product, I can (and do) skip the ZDDP additive. OBTW: too much ZDDP can be harmful (corrosion, deposits, etc.).
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>> Since switching to the Vavoline product, engine mechanical sounds are less, especially at cold start up; and, oil consumption, from burn off, is nill. I found Wallmart, online, to be the best (read: in stock and least expensive) source. And that's my 2-cents worth.
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