Thanks for the info Greg..
Racer Bud...CSRG Spitfire #21
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Solow" <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>
To: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>; "Mark J. Bradakis"
<mjb@Autox.Team.Net>; <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] [FOT] Forwarded message regarding oil
> The information that we have obtained from Phillips/Coneco, the new
> owner/s
> of the Kendall Brand. The formulation of all Kendall oils were changed
> about
> 2 or 3 years ago. The only oil that was not changed was the 70 sae drag
> racing oil. All of the other GT-1 oils which had previously been real
> "race
> oils" were reformulated to conform the the specs for street oils which
> will
> not harm cat converters!
> According to the information that we have obtained, the oils that are
> available with the extreme pressure additives still in them are formulated
> for passenger car Diesel engines. There are 3 oils that have HD zinc and
> phospheros packages. They are Chevron Delo 100 oils, Mobil Delvac 1, and
> Shell Rotella T.
>
> Greg Solow
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
> To: "Mark J. Bradakis" <mjb@Autox.Team.Net>; <fot@Autox.Team.Net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 2:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [FOT] Forwarded message regarding oil
>
>
>> My understanding from my favorite oil industry executive is that
>> "all" major brands are formulated to meet the newest API standard
>> which is SM. That is the standard that took all those goodies out of the
>> oil.
>>
>> Want a low cost oil that is still made to the previous standard?
>>
>> Kendall GT-1 High Performance motor oil, available from your local
>> parts pimp but not from the Walmarts of the world. It's dirt cheap
>> compared to the Red Lines, etc. It meets API SL, SJ, and SH, but not
>> SM. I used it last season in a newly built engine and after running a
>> whole season on the same sump-full, disassembly showed the parts
>> still looking like new.
>>
>> You can get it in straight single-weights or in dual spec. I use
>> 20W-50. I pay $28 a case. All circle track racers in my area use it.
>>
>> Take a look at Amsoil's site,
>>
>> http://mcgeerf.tripod.com/americansyntheticoil/id17.html
>>
>> and look at the zinc content of all the oils. Kendall is the highest.
>> Now, the caveat: I don't know when the Amsoil data was prepared --
>> wen I check the Kendall site and look at GT1, it says it meets the SM
>> spec. But sitting on my desk is a jug of Kendall GT-1 High Prformance
>> oil and the label says SL, SJ, SH. i hope they haven't changed it
>> over the winter.
>>
>>
>>>From: "BOB KRAMER" <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
>>>To: "FOT List" <fot@autox.team.net>
>>>Subject: OIL IS KILLING OUR CARS
>>>Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 23:04:57 -0600
>>>
>>>
>>>This was posted on the some British Car web forums and based on the
>>>feedback
>>>it is not widely known apparently -----
>>>
>>>OIL IS KILLING OUR CARS!!!!!
>>>
>>>By: Keith Ansell, Foreign Parts Positively, Inc.
>>>
>>>About a year ago I read about the reduction of zinc dithiophosphate
>>>(ZDDP)
>>>in the oils supplied with API approval that could affect sliding and high
>>>pressure (EP) friction in our cars. The reduction of these chemicals in
>>>supplied oil was based on the fact that zinc, manganese and/or phosphates
>>>reduce the effectiveness and eventually damage catalytic converters and
>>>introduce minute amounts of pollutants into our atmosphere.
>>
>> ................snip.......................
>>
>>>Bob Kramer
>>>rkramer3@austin.rr.com
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> uncle jack
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