[Fot] oil, oil, oil

[BOB KRAMER]

I ordered Valvoline 20W50 Racing Conventional (not street legal) Motor Oil, 
(code
VV851) on Amazon.com. I ordered 2 cases thinking I was getting 12 count 
cases and a really good price. The case count is only 6 so I paid $6.91 a 
quart. The box is cool though, says boldly "Not street Legal".


Bob Kramer
rkramer3 at austin.rr.com
----- Original Message ----- 
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To: <fot at autox.team.net>
Cc: <nass at yahoogroups.com>; <triumph_herald at yahoogroups.com>; 
<triumph_vitesse at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 6:38 PM
Subject: [Fot] oil, oil, oil


> Everyone,
>
> OK, I have been doing a lot of research on this very important oil issue.
>
> We all need it, so I guess this is about one of the most critical 
> questions
> for our engines.
>
> As you know, the oil companies have drastically cut-back on the ZDDP 
> (mostly
> Zinc & Phosphrous) anti-wear additives found in modern motor oils.
>
> The general consensus of opinion seems to be that just about anything 
> rated
> 'SM' does NOT have sufficient additives for our flat-tappet engines.
>
> SAE20W50 is the recommended viscosity for the majority of our Triumph 
> engines.
>
> It seems that we have little in the way of choice:
>
> Three companies products keep coming up:
>
> A) Amsoil
>
> B) Redline
>
> C) Valvoline
>
> These companies still produce some high quality, non-SM products.
>
> such as:
>
> A) Amsoil 20W50 Series 2000 Synthetic Racing Oil, (code TRO)
>
> B) Redline 20W50 High Performance Synthetic Motor Oil.
>
> C) Valvoline 20W50 Racing Synthetic (not street legal) Motor Oil, (code 
> VV855)
>
> C2) Valvoline 20W50 Racing Conventional (not street legal) Motor Oil, 
> (code
> VV851)
>
> So far as I can see, these oils are not widely advertised, nor are they
> commonly available 'off the shelf' in your friendly motor factors.
>
> They may be ordered directly from the manufacturers, and the costs of the
> synthetics seem to be roughly similar at just under $10/quart, or 
> $40/gallon.
>
> Amsoil being distributed the way it is, multi-level etc, seems to thrive 
> on
> hype, but being the cynical chap that I am, I believe about 10% off it.
>
> Do any of you fine fellows have any opinions on the 
> quality/capability/worth
> of any of these products?
>
> Do tell.
>
> Best Regards to all
>
> Leon F Guyot
>
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