m6pwr
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This thread is pretty much dead, but I'll add to it anyway.
I sent a note to the Driven oils tech line about the OP's question. I asked about HPDE Driver's Schools with a bone stock 2015 Mustang GT 5.0 PP. Driven oils make performance oriented PAO grp IV oils, including some focused on Ford engines. Here's their response:
Richard,
Thanks for the email. If Ford specs 5W-20, then stay with a 5W-20. The FR20 (Driven's PAO 5w20 for street) can handle the rigors of track day use without generating the extra oil pressure and oil temp that a 5W-50 would produce.
Thanks,
Lake Speed Jr.
Certified Lubrication Specialist & Oil Monitoring Analyst
Driven Racing Oil
13201 Reese Blvd W, Suite 200
Huntersville, NC 28078
I also called Ford's Racing Tech Line (800-367-3788) and got essentially the same answer: stick with 5w20 viscosity because that's what the engine is designed for, particularly the cam phasers; maybe upgrade to a full synthetic or racing oil, but stay at 5w20.
I sent a note to the Driven oils tech line about the OP's question. I asked about HPDE Driver's Schools with a bone stock 2015 Mustang GT 5.0 PP. Driven oils make performance oriented PAO grp IV oils, including some focused on Ford engines. Here's their response:
Richard,
Thanks for the email. If Ford specs 5W-20, then stay with a 5W-20. The FR20 (Driven's PAO 5w20 for street) can handle the rigors of track day use without generating the extra oil pressure and oil temp that a 5W-50 would produce.
Thanks,
Lake Speed Jr.
Certified Lubrication Specialist & Oil Monitoring Analyst
Driven Racing Oil
13201 Reese Blvd W, Suite 200
Huntersville, NC 28078
I also called Ford's Racing Tech Line (800-367-3788) and got essentially the same answer: stick with 5w20 viscosity because that's what the engine is designed for, particularly the cam phasers; maybe upgrade to a full synthetic or racing oil, but stay at 5w20.
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