Amsoil is the best . but you guys never learn :-)
Zinc enriched
Jim ; 91 Dak 318 LA,
drag racing Sept 12
> Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:04:01 -0700
> From: charger69rt@cox.net
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: tap tap tap, ..oil....
>
>
> Wow, you would think all the questions have been asked and answered...
> How about an oil debate?
> My personal opinion is Mobil1 15w50 is the
> best oil on the planet, but I am rapidly becoming fond of Mobil1 5w40>
> Turbo Diesel Truck formula.
> Depending on if I can pin down the> differences between ESP 5w40 and
> the TDT 5w40, I might switch to it for> everything...
>
> Mobile one should work fine for roller cam engines.
> Not enough anti-scuff for flat tappet old school engines. (ZINC and
> PHOSPHATES)
> My new truck gets royal purple
> as does my son's one ton ctd
> your results may vary
> rob/ferts/phx
> rob lipinski
>
> Aaahhh, that's more like it...So, what magical "anti-slip" stuff are you
> referring to?
>
> Royal Purple? Didn't they get in trouble for false advertising and
> misleading marketing claims?http://tinyurl.com/yhpqncg
>
> I mean, you don't actually believe the marketing, do you?
> j/k love ya rob...
>
> LIST
>
> Well one thing interesting, the only thing that mentions zinc on the Royal Purple site
> is their break-in oil.
>
> I thought their racing oil use to claim that also
>
> Shell Rotella T was the going setup for oil until the EPA mandated removal of the Zinc
> to meet their new brain-dead standards.
>
> Interesting that Castrol was the one that put it to Royal Purple for their claims....
>
> The only engine i had lose a bearing for no apparent reason was running Castrol GTX.
>
> Joe Gibbs and Brad Penn's oils have zinc, also additives are available especially for
> new engine start ups.
>
> i use royal purple because it matches the color of our plum crazy six-pack challenger.
>
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> rob/ferts/phx
> rob lipinski
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