[Land-speed] Oil and Filter Recommendations...

[Mike Brakel]

It's a race engine; use race oil.  My engine (a normally aspirated Hayabusa
1634cc billet stroker that makes 284 hp) has been very happy using Joe Gibbs
XP1, full synthetic race oil.  Joe Gibbs makes oil for all types of race and
performance applications.  Their product usage guide can be found at
http://www.drivenracingoil.com/news/dro/training-center/guides/instruction-s
heet-product-usage-guide/

Good oil is cheap, in the long run.  I change it after every meet.

Mike Brakel
80 Theory
ECTA:  MPS-G 1650/4  215.500 MPH 
LTA:  MPS-G 3000/4  225.300 MPH 
SCTA:  MPS-G 1650  218.023 MPH



> -----Original Message-----
> From: land-speed-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:land-speed-
> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Larry Mayfield
> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 10:17 AM
> To: land-speed at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Land-speed] Oil and Filter Recommendations...
> 
> Ok, so I have drained the break in oil (Shell Rotella T 15W 40, from the
new
> Sunbeam race motor and cleaned out the pan. Now it is time to put in the
> really good (read expensive) stuff.  I know you folk builkd race motors
better
> than me, so how about you telling me, and the rest  of us, what you
> recommend for a filter for race and which synthetic oil you think is best?
This
> motor has basically all standard bearing clearances and some of the newer
> metric piston rings, gap less. Roller lifters, roller rockers, timing
chain
> Torrington thrust bearing. All pretty standard stuff...  Good race journal
> bearings.
> 
> Whadda ya think? Tell me?
> 
> mayf
> 
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