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Old 01-08-2010, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by cobred View Post
Years ago my boss had a mild 428 in his truck, we rebuilt the engine and after the propper break in he used the slick 50. after very few miles he had to lower his idle about 100 rpms, I guess from less fricton. Any thoughts?
A new engine will normally do that as it breaks in over the first couple thousand miles -- I doubt Slick50 had anything to do with it. There are a lot of "snake oil" additives on the market. Your best bet is to use a quality oil from the get-go. Solid flat tappets need more zinc/phos. than a hydraulic, but there is no downside to having a high zinc/phos. content with your hydraulic cam unless you have a catalytic converter (which 99% of Cobras don't).
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