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I can understand your frustration with the tone he takes in his blog. He's an engineer, and that's how they are. I've worked with plenty of ME's and EE's in the past and the really good ones are passionate about what they do. There isn't any other comparative source of information out there...

Ok, I'll bite. What would be the correct method of selecting oil, setting aside the viscosity argument?

On the Mishi kit, you remove the factory oil cooler sandwich plate and replace it with the Mishi plate. It looks thinner in the pix. You still have clearance issues with the filter?

Has anyone here installed the Mishi oil cooler and sandwich plate? If so, good results?

You're contradicting yourself. You state that no one is talking about fluid compression, yet your saying that viscosity is the most important thing. In spirit, you are stating that your expectation is that higher viscosity will provide a more impenetrable barrier. That is not true. A higher...

Thanks ddozier for the write-up. To the other posters, I don't "need" to be correct and apologize if you took my posts that way, but you two have crappy posting manners. Everything from you two is "YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND, blah, blah", so yeah, both of you are hard-ons. Don't expect a civil...

And I asked you sir in an earlier post in this very thread, are you sure that a problem did not arise or there were indeed internal changes to the engine that changed the oil requirements? Why did they remove the recommendation? Can you tell us why please? Did it load the oil pump too much at...

Thanks Spiller for the sane reply. I'd use what the manual suggests, but of course, it's up to you. I could be wrong, but I don't believe there are any chemical or mechanical engineers on this blog. I'm not one. So, I do rely on the manufacturer engineer's recommendations on things like oil...

I see you're driving a Porsche, what does Porsche recommend in your owners manual? Manufacturers are not beholden to using lighter, thinner oils just to meet fuel economy standards like other members of this forum keep spouting as gospel. Folks here always seem to think a heavier oil provides...

#workedhardforit Knew it!

Sure thing 5.Br0. You still haven't denied that your Daddy bought you that car. While we're at it, your avatar pic is overly dramatic ~~~~~as you stare pensively out over the race track~~~~ .....5.Br0....jeez...it shows your age.

You two guys are taking yourselves and this stuff WAAAY too seriously. Hopefully you will buy your next car on your own rather than having your Daddy buy it for you. Then you'll feel like Big Boys!

50wt? What - are you running a Briggs and Stratton? :hail::hail::hail:

Ok, last serious post before I continue with the trolling. If you choose a higher quality, thinner oil that can withstand the higher sump temperatures AND still provide the needed wear protection at those temps, you have a win/win situation. I don't understand why you think that viscosity is...

ah, show me some proof please that "guys who race" use a heavier, thicker oil. Are you saying that the thinner oils are for "girls who race"? Do you race? or are you a HPDE track rat like the rest of us? Do you believe that viscosity is the only factor that defines an engine oil's protective...

You need to keep your flat tappets lubricated, so yes, 20w50 it is!! Don't want to wipe a cam lobe on a flat tappet....right??

Um...you don't recognize sarcasm? My last post was oozing with it, like your thicker oils.

Like I said, you win! Thicker oil provides more cushion as a thicker fluid will be less compressible than a thinner fluid. Because, you know, some fluids are compressible, like a thinner oil. Never mind a wear ranking from the additive packages in the oil, that is meaningless. Thankfully...

Yeah, I'm done. You win!!

Question to you EFI: Have you read that blog? The entire blog?