Anthony, you're gonna get the record for Loooooonnnnggggg posts :-)...
Seriously, good posts...but what this guy says come real close to contradicting (or at least nullifying) a lot of what Dr. Haas said in this link...
http://snipurl.com/syntheticoils
particularly relating to value of synthetics. I tend to believe this guy knows what he is talking about, kinda makes the use of synthetics a "feel good" idea, as long as you use the right viscosity and change it regularly anyway, it seems...
Good post, interesting info.