<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Mobil1 15w50 also has the recommended zinc level for older engines. Just that one weight is specifically designed for flat tappet engines (you can look it up on their applications sheet). And it is intended as a street oil, not racing oil.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I started using it in my MGB about 5 years ago.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 21, 2016, at 6:56 AM, Truxtun Southworth via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" class="">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div class="">Yes, I would recommend using a synthetic. My personal favorite is 20/50 Valvoline VR1, it's designed for racing but I use it because it has zinc in the mix.</div>
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<br class=""><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><p class="">On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 8:45 PM, Tom Gunderson via Mgs <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net" target="_blank" class="">mgs@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""></p><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><p class="">Should I use synthetic oil. 1957 1500 mga roadster
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