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2Tone12V

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What engine oil are you guys running on your Super Street and Mod trucks? Something very thick I'm guessing?
 
Lucas Oil SAE 50 plus with 1 pint of TB Zinc, or schaffers 50w.
 
How do you guys run straight 50w? That stuff has to be like molasses when its cold......I assume your heating the engine/oil before start-up?

Joe
 
RedPuller said:
How do you guys run straight 50w? That stuff has to be like molasses when its cold......I assume your heating the engine/oil before start-up?

Joe
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No pre heat here just crank it a few times to get pressure before feeding the ether to it. Changed the bearings over the winter and they look like new.
 
DISTURBED said:
Why are you changing the oil after every run? I change mine every 5-6 passes.
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Thats what I was gonna say, for sure that's expensive. I do the same about every 4-5 passes or just go by appearance and smell. :)

Joe
 
For two years I ran a full synthetic in the Amsoil 20w-50 when the motor let go this past winter it was taken apart and the internals looked great very minimal wear on the bearings etc…. However we did see some sort of white thickness on the bottom of the pan and we were thinking this might be the full synthetic not playing nice with the water injection.

I have since then switched to a partial synthetic in the Brad Penn, Penn Grade 1, 20w50.

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BBD
 
Im not a SS or Mod truck but last year I spoke with Van Haisley and he turned me on to Schaeffers moly 110, but after speaking with my Cleveland Schaeffers rep he told me about there moly 0705 which is a special blend for high HP diesel engines. 20w-50 check it out.I also run their fuel treatment and diff oil $.02
 
Schaeffers - that sound familiar 2 tone? Sounds like what I recommended back at the beginning of the year. lol
 
BigBadDodge said:
For two years I ran a full synthetic in the Amsoil 20w-50 when the motor let go this past winter it was taken apart and the internals looked great very minimal wear on the bearings etc…. However we did see some sort of white thickness on the bottom of the pan and we were thinking this might be the full synthetic not playing nice with the water injection.

I have since then switched to a partial synthetic in the Brad Penn, Penn Grade 1, 20w50.

Brad Penn




BBD
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Brad Penn also just came out with a racing/ high performance diesel oil in a 15w-40 with extremely high sulfated ash and zinc content, specifically designed for high performance off-highway diesel applications... I don't see the need for the thick oil guys.. All that extra weight is just slowing the crank down. THICK OIL IS NOT BETTER.
 
XTrEmE9156 said:
Brad Penn also just came out with a racing/ high performance diesel oil in a 15w-40 with extremely high sulfated ash and zinc content, specifically designed for high performance off-highway diesel applications... I don't see the need for the thick oil guys.. All that extra weight is just slowing the crank down. THICK OIL IS NOT BETTER.
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I agree. Run the thinnest oil that you can and still keep your pressure where it needs to be. Some guys running blow thru applications on gas motors are running 0W-5W synthetic oils. I know that is a little different application but similar. Just my $.02
 
I run valvoline racing 20w-50, and change it 5-6 passes also. It is a little cheaper and seems to hold up good on our 3.0 truck. But the cenpeaco and Brad Penn stuff is deffinetly worth looking into to. Are you really going to change it after every hook?
 
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