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1. [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: "Norm 2Bs" <twobees@sprynet.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 18:22:32 -0500
I had a conversation recently with a guy who insists that vintage racers do NOT use synthetic oil. I told him, in that case, I must have been racing newer cars as I have been using synthetic oil in m
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00000.html (7,831 bytes)

2. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: WSpohn4@aol.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 18:35:46 EST
I had a conversation recently with a guy who insists that vintage racers do NOT use synthetic oil. I told him, in that case, I must have been racing newer cars as I have been using synthetic oil in m
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00001.html (8,559 bytes)

3. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: Ralph Steinberg <Ralph@cloverleaf-auto.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:40:04 -0500
I have used nothing but synthetic for years in my 1954 Jag and when I raced it my 59 MGA Twin Cam. We also ran synthetic in a pre-war SS jaguar and in a bunch of pre-war rally cars I use synthetic in
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00002.html (8,981 bytes)

4. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: "John A. Rollins" <no_bozos@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 18:41:55 -0500
I would say he needs to take a break from whatever is stressing him out. The type of oil used has very little to do with creating massive amounts of additional horsepower but a lot to do with making
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00003.html (9,363 bytes)

5. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: Chris Thompson <chris@cthompson.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:08:12 -0500
Ditto here - use synthetic everywhere, on my race cars, daily driver, car collection, tractor, and boat. I heard recently that oil marked as formulated for diesel engines still have the additives? Is
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00004.html (8,823 bytes)

6. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: Steven silverstein <milano164@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:29:27 -0500
Somewhere I read that Valvoline VR1, Royal Purple and a few others still had the protection/additives that help. My machinist really emphasizes using an oil with the Zinc and Phosphorous properties o
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00005.html (8,394 bytes)

7. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: "Carl McLelland" <carlynneracing@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 16:27:30 -0800
Norm, if your friend was talking about using synthetic brake fluid in vintage racers with 'European' natural rubber seals in the brake system I would say he's on track. However.... Bob Oker was using
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00006.html (10,565 bytes)

8. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: Steven silverstein <milano164@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:42:52 -0500
Maybe this link is related to the recent discussion of formulation http://www.lnengineering.com/oil.html I am not sure of the accuracy of the information but it might be worth reading more carefully.
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00007.html (8,403 bytes)

9. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: Dave Mapes <dmapes@erols.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:55:21 -0500 (EST)
Yep, Been running synthetic in every vehicle I've owned since 1974 (Honda SL 100, Suzuki RM125B, '66 Mustang, 74 Dart, '66 Barracuda, '91 Impulse, '91 Sundance, '97 Cherokee, '96 Ducatti M900, '66 Da
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00008.html (9,436 bytes)

10. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: "Pat Ryan" <pat@prismacars.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:55:41 -0500
Hello all, I recently lost an expensive engine to a new formulation. You should know about it. John R is dead on. Mobile One made a formula change in the last year (mostly about removing zinc to comp
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00009.html (10,923 bytes)

11. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: dmeadow@juno.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 18:54:16 -0600
I use only synthetics. I used to use Mobil 1 until they changed their formulas, now I use Royal Purple 20W-50, largely because it is easily obtainable. I use MTL in the gearbox and synthetic diff oil
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00010.html (9,254 bytes)

12. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: Chris Thompson <chris@cthompson.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:38:02 -0500
Carl - you're talking about silicone brake fluid, right? You don't want to use that in ANY race car application - ask me how I know. But I've used it in my Sunbeam Tiger and Jaguar XKE (non race) for
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00011.html (8,083 bytes)

13. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: "Norm 2Bs" <twobees@sprynet.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 09:14:18 -0500
I met Charles Navarro of LN Engineering at the Porsche Rennsport Reunion. We talked about this & the use of Brad Penn oil. Unfortunately, Charles is only one dealer & American Refining is doing litt
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00013.html (9,584 bytes)

14. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: Cbordin123@aol.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:13:52 EST
I have been buying Brad Penn from: Munce's Lubricants 620 Main Street Gorham, NH 03581 800-715-4741 I got the name by calling Brad Penn direct and asking for the closes distributor to me. Munce's hav
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00015.html (8,219 bytes)

15. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: Hsrrace@aol.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 16:10:02 EST
Why would someone care? Sound like your friend has an problem admitting being wrong. I do not think it makes any difference in post-war cars. I imagine some of the pre-war guys use caster oil and oth
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00016.html (8,216 bytes)

16. Re: [Vintage-race] What Oil Do You Use? (score: 1)
Author: "Scott" <schaiken@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 11:45:32 -0500
I have used only Redline product for oil, gear, rear-end for ten Scott Chaiken Lotus 7S1 #776, VSCCA --Original Message-- From: vintage-race-bounces+schaiken=comcast.net@autox.team.net [mailto:vintag
/html/vintage-race/2008-01/msg00017.html (11,298 bytes)


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