[Land-speed] Synthetic oil

[Chris R Harris]

Jim, once again it's like 'how long is a piece of string'.
There has been endless debate on this subject, both very plausible for & 
against.
Car manufacturers put synthetic straight into new cars though plenty have 
roller cams these days.
My call..........do what the ring maker says.
Chris Harris............NZed.

> Hi all,
>     The literature that came with my gapless ring package cautions about 
> using synthetic oils for break in. Coming from a blown alcohol background 
> I am unfamiliar with this concept of "break in". This is an unblown gas 
> engine with roller lifters so I am not worried about any lack of zinc. 
> Anyone have any experience with gapless rings and initial start and run?
> Jim in Palmdale