heh, not too many people use that oil. Somewhere I have the MSDS saved...
Well i do and so do many engine builders especially for break in. Its working for me and until that changes i will continue using it. Someone is using it, my supplier goes through a shit ton of it.
at moderate temps you can get away with pretty much anything.
You have no concerns about drain back with 5/50 ?
nope
Why not ? NOt tryna be a smartass or anything asking cause these engines weren't developed with 5/50 in mind.
the track use owners supplement says to use 5/50 so technically it was developed with 5/50 as intended use case.
Says nothing about that for the 15-17's.
I have done a fair amount of testing of oils over the years as these questions arise. I have been wrenching for 40 plus years and i have put a lot of oil outside in different temperatures to see how they behave over the years . Our temps range from -45 to 70c throughout the year.Oil has advanced a lot and engines last a lot longer due to these advancements , plus of course OD transmissions . Oil really isn't about thick and thin it is viscosity that is important. With a supercharged engine i want maximum protection and i keeps thing under control until the car is fully up to temp. As stated ford does recommend 5/50 and the Gt 350 comes with it. I just do what i do and dont try to influence anyone one way or the other except for my customers who drive grocery getters. I dont drive the car in winter or early spring since its black and i am anal LOL. But when i drive it i kick the shit out of it like its meant to be and my oil analysis proves whatever im doing is working.
ahhh that explains it.
The whole thread is about OPG's which no one would change on a stock engine at least i wouldn't. Let me say this, there are a lot of people on the web with a lot of opinions and it can get real heated real fast since these people believe they are oil experts and they analyze the shit out of oil and come to conclusions based solely on their opinions. I am not Lake Speed Jr lol just a regular guy and i base my decisions on my experience and listening to people who develop products whether its oil or superchargers etc. Honestly i think you would have to go out of your way to find oil that would fuck your engine up these days.Now my daily driver 25 yr old Stratus that's a different story . But i kept it alive all these years and never plug in unless its -20 and expected drop in temp
ROTFLMAO...The whole thread is about OPG's which no one would change on a stock engine at least i wouldn't. Let me say this, there are a lot of people on the web with a lot of opinions and it can get real heated real fast since these people believe they are oil experts and they analyze the shit out of oil and come to conclusions based solely on their opinions. I am not Lake Speed Jr lol just a regular guy and i base my decisions on my experience and listening to people who develop products whether its oil or superchargers etc. Honestly i think you would have to go out of your way to find oil that would fuck your engine up these days.Now my daily driver 25 yr old Stratus that's a different story . But i kept it alive all these years and never plug in unless its -20 and expected drop in temp
The part that gets me is that on a whim, I changed to a 10w-30 instead of 5w-30 for the summer months and I experienced about a 10% increase in fuel economy...
That's for average mundane driving. That ' will meet' rating won't cover severe duty. Then theres how it breaks down, sludge buildup with extended service, whole bunch of stuff. If you change your oil every 1000 miles, run that sh*tbox brand haha. Another way, after a 30 min track session, get the cheap oil analyzed. You'll be in for a shock haha.