[Fot] Oil weights?

[Rocky Entriken]

I've not heard that. My engine builder (who's also a Spitfire racer) swears 
by the synthetic. He's who got me on it. I was using Valvoline Racing 
(mineral), then DuraBlend. He got me to full synthetic. But I still have 
Valvoline Racing on the shelf for break-ins.

--rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Gray" <toodamnfunky at comcast.net>
To: "'Rocky Entriken'" <rocky at spitfire4.com>; "'Randall'" 
<tr3driver at ca.rr.com>; "''Friends of Triumph'Triumph'" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 10:28 PM
Subject: RE: [Fot] Oil weights?


>I thought true synthetics we
> bad for our Flat Tappet Motors
> ?
> Jim G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> fot-bounces at autox.team.net
> [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team
> .net] On Behalf Of Rocky
> Entriken
> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010
> 7:24 PM
> To: Randall; ''Friends of
> Triumph'Triumph'
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Oil
> weights?
>
> Reasonable point.
>
> Of course, a race is not an
> economy run so you don't
> really care about fuel
> mileage other than having
> enough to reach the checker.
> Power loss is another
> thing altogether. Depends on
> your priorities, I guess. If I
> had the budget
> that my primary focus was on
> winning, then presumably I
> could afford to go
> through a few engines, or
> rebuilds, to find the optimum
> oiling scheme. But
> as Clay Reggazoni said: "To
> win is nice; to race is
> enough." I just want to
> get out there, race with
> whomever is about my speed,
> and have fun driving my
> car. It's important to keep it
> in one piece (you get
> aggressive with me in a
> corner, I'll probably chicken
> out and let ya have it) so I
> can race it again
> next time.
>
> --Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Randall"
> <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
> To: "''Friends of
> Triumph'Triumph'"
> <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010
> 6:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Oil
> weights?
>
>
>>> 20-50 vs. 10-40? If 20-50
> is overkill, so what?
>>
>> What about the power lost
> pumping that heavier oil
> around?  That's the
>> whole
>> reason for the push to
> thinner oils for modern cars,
> they help improve
>> fuel
>> mileage by reducing losses
> within the motor.
>>
>> -- Randall
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