Ever race at Meandor, Drag City or Sunset Dragstrip?
-- Jon Slavic 2000 CC Intense Blue 4x4 4.7L V8 jons@laserdrive.com2003 Jeep Liberty Limited Bright Silver Metallic 4x4 3.7L V6 ""RayB"" <bpracing@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:DHELJEKAGJCDGEGBEHHJCEBCDAAA.bpracing@worldnet.att.net... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]On Behalf Of BARRY > > OLIVER > > > Are you in the great white north? 0w30 seems awful thin. I run > > 10w30 in the winter and 15w50 in the summer. > > > > Barry...agree on the 0w30 but your 15w50 seems awfully heavy as well. Don't > remember the year of your truck but most late models are built with very > close tolerances to operate safely with lighter viscosity oils. A heavier > than recommended viscosity will be more difficult for the oil pump to move > and could be costing you some performance and mileage. > > I'm in central Ohio where summer temps can easily reach the high 90's or > above. We race all our vehicles in these temps and have had no problems > with the factory recommended viscosity. For instance, my '92 Dak...10w30. > Our '00 4.7L Grand Cherokee and '02 Stratus R/T...5w30. They've been raced > all their lives :-) and none use any oil nor has anything broken. > > Just my .02 worth. > > RayB > http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html > >
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