15w40 or 20w50

With the low tolerances in your mod engine i would run either a straight 50w racing or a nitro 70 from brad been or whatever your oil preference as long as its a racing oil.
 
So on the subject of oil and filters...on the pulling tractor I help with a little we run an oil filter from Holley. I cant anything on the web about it but its round probably 10in in diameter or so and got two pieces held together by a large nut containing a metal screen (filter element). I know I sound dumb but thats best way i can describe it.

The idea is to be able to take the nut off and pull off the one side and check the metal screen. Its great we check after every pull. By doing so you can have a rough idea of whats going on in your engine by checking for shavings, etc. Saved that engine and others a couple times I was told.

But does anyone know what I'm talking about and anybody running it on trucks?
 
Joey89 I think you are asking about an Oberg oil filter. Search for that and see if it looks like what they use.
 
n8kxh said:
Joey89 I think you are asking about an Oberg oil filter. Search for that and see if it looks like what they use.
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Yes sir thatd be it right there...thats the actual screen. Our screen is inside a Holley Vollumax or something like that but yea thats it.

Have these hit the truck scene yet or that just tractor performance?
 
Thanks for the info guy's, I use the 20w50 now and wil be sticking with it.

obergfilters

I do cut all my filters but this looks a lot easy and cleaner for sure :)

BBD
 
obergfilters are a window to what is going on in the engines. 99% of the time they are god's gift to the motor. we only saw once where there wasn't a problem after looking at the filter and thinking there was.
 
So you guys run this on a truck?

How did you guys do the plumbing? Like doing away with the stock filter base and all?
 
You just plumb it in before the Oil filters or the return to the pan. Not too hard to do and The big guys like Cory and Erik run them.

Swope, that is the oil we are talking about.
 
From there site:

The Oberg filter is a screen and/or paper filter that is designed to catch larger-diameter particles after they leave the engine and before they are pumped back into the system. The filter should be placed just behind the scavenging pumps and in front of the reservoir can. It should be checked often for the existence of small particles that can mean a bearing is going bad or any other part is failing. In the event of catastrophic engine failure, the Oberg type of filter will catch large metal pieces.

The oil filter should be the last thing the oil passes through before entering the engine. The filter will prevent contamination from getting into the engine.

BBD
 
Okay there it is...so they are saying to still run normal filter but place Oberg setup before that filter. I had myself mixed up I think....
 
Scott

I would recommend straight 50 CenPeCo or Brad Penn. Also you dont need to change after every hook, More like 5or6 hooks on a stock capacity system.
 
Scott i would look into a system 1 if you were thinking of going to a external filter system. Way more surface area than the oberg and i think its only around 275$
 
07dodge said:
Scott i would look into a system 1 if you were thinking of going to a external filter system. Way more surface area than the oberg and i think its only around 275$
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Thats the truth. Its easily drainable, and can open it after every run and inspect what may or maynot be wearing in your engine. Most say it is a window to your engine and I got to agree. Plus the filters just clean right off with some break clean and eather and back in it goes. Very simple.
 
Distributor said:
Scott

I would recommend straight 50 CenPeCo or Brad Penn. Also you dont need to change after every hook, More like 5or6 hooks on a stock capacity system.
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I had someone with more knowledge about oil than myself take a look at the CenPeCo. Next pulling season I'm going to their straight 40.
 
Cenpeco is good oil, just way Too expensive! double the price of brad penn for pretty much the same stuff.
 
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