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Originally Posted by sparks
elmariachi, What made you go w/strait 40 when it seems so many people are affraid of strait wght oils. I personally was gonna try some kendal gt-1 sae 50 weight.
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We wrapped up the engine build in early March, and it was already pretty warm here in Houston. Knowing that we would be tuning/timing and messing with the engine as we were finishing the car (and given that its in the 70's-90s here now) I wanted a good thick
oil with max ZDDP for the first couple of
oil changes. So I bought a couple of cases, one was used at break-in on the dyno and the other is in it now. If all goes well we'll be on the road with the finished car this weekend, and at some point I'll likely go to 10-40 or something similar and add ZDDP. I do plan on driving it year-round here and a straight weight
oil is not suitable long-term in this type of car for my use.
Also, now I have a good oil pressure baseline. Straight to 70 lbs upon cold start, and 40lbs at hot idle. Who knows what it will do down the highway because I have not left the neigborhood yet. But I need to quick, I am
pissing
off the neighbors at an alarming rate.