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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: Niles, MI
You don't need an engine oil cooler your not going to road race
the car. Break it in on dino oil switch over to synthetic. The cam
you put in your 400 is a 5000 rpm engine your not going to work
the engine hard enough to need an engine oil cooler. All your going
to do is put a bunch of external pluming on your car for no reason.
the car. Break it in on dino oil switch over to synthetic. The cam
you put in your 400 is a 5000 rpm engine your not going to work
the engine hard enough to need an engine oil cooler. All your going
to do is put a bunch of external pluming on your car for no reason.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Connecticut
Uhm, in response to the issue about synthetic vs. dino, from everything I've ever read ((except here, the massive amounts of misinformation that go on around here make my head hurt)) the only reason not to use synthetic would be during break in on a non-roller... a flat tappet needs to wear mate, with synthetic the cam lobe could run across the surface of the lifter without causing it to spin and wear unevenly
I've no idea what the drop in zinc levels in dino oil did to cause such massive damage to this proccess though, but apparently it did
but that and switching a high mile dino oil motor over to synthetic would probably be a pointless idea
maybe someone with experience can chime in on that because im just relaying information like most everyone else
I would run synthetic and not even worry about an oil cooler at all, if your running an auto thats where you will want an oil cooler
I've no idea what the drop in zinc levels in dino oil did to cause such massive damage to this proccess though, but apparently it did
but that and switching a high mile dino oil motor over to synthetic would probably be a pointless idea
maybe someone with experience can chime in on that because im just relaying information like most everyone else
I would run synthetic and not even worry about an oil cooler at all, if your running an auto thats where you will want an oil cooler
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Drifting
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: staten island ny
Have you seen this? It was posted on the forum a while ago,
ESU
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...coolcollar.php
ESU
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...coolcollar.php
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Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Columbia Missouri
Have you seen this? It was posted on the forum a while ago,
ESU
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...coolcollar.php
ESU
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...coolcollar.php
I missed the link but I like the idea. I have that one in the back of my head as well. Thanks.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: Connecticut
still gotta break in the rings and what not though and running dino at first is what most people are going to recommend... then you have to decide how your going to break in the rings (ie: baby it for 1000 miles or run the hell out of it) ..
ive seen plenty of debate on that :P
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Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Columbia Missouri
you probably dont even need to since its a roller, your not really breaking in the cam..
still gotta break in the rings and what not though and running dino at first is what most people are going to recommend... then you have to decide how your going to break in the rings (ie: baby it for 1000 miles or run the hell out of it) .. ive seen plenty of debate on that :P
still gotta break in the rings and what not though and running dino at first is what most people are going to recommend... then you have to decide how your going to break in the rings (ie: baby it for 1000 miles or run the hell out of it) ..
ive seen plenty of debate on that :PI've never really had trouble seating the rings for good cylinder pressure. I have tried both, where I baby it for a grand, and other times I have driven it mildly aggressive for half that. Both seem to work so long as you can stick with it and it seems that initial voyage is key. If you can start it, run it, and keep it running for at a good RPM for a half hour or so it always seems to help.
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