View Poll Results: What oil are you currently using?
Oil from the flat-tappet oil sticky
37
28.68%
Diesel oil
17
13.18%
Oil with a ZDDP additive
27
20.93%
Off-the-shelf oil
39
30.23%
Whatever is on sale
9
6.98%
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What oil are you currently using?
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Seattle WA
St. Jude Donor '14
What oil are you currently using?
Please - no religious wars, personal attacks or other weirdness; this poll isn't about what you should or shouldn't use...just what you *are* using! 
****JUST A POLL VOTE, PLEASE****
****JUST A POLL VOTE, PLEASE****
Last edited by billla; Aug 11, 2011 at 08:20 PM.
Pro
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From: Southern California
Just got the new Royal Purple HPS (High Performance Street), in 5W30 viscosity. It has increased levels of ZDDP for flat tappet protection as well as bronze distributor gear protection in flat tappet or roller motors. I also sent a sample in for Lab testing, and as soon as the results come back, I'll post them.
I've used Royal Purple for years with great success, but their normal API SL oil has reduced ZDDP levels for modern cat equipped cars, and their super killer XPR Racing oil costs a whopping $16.00 per quart at Summit. I got the new HPS oil from Summit on-line for $10.00 per quart, which is only a little more than RP's API SL oil sold in Auto Parts Stores.
I'm not exactly sure how I got the new oil for only $10.00 per quart, since their website listed it for $13.00 per quart. I can only assume because I ordered it on-line directly and did not involve any of their people on the phone, that I got a better price. Their was no mention of a discount, but that is how it ended up being priced. Maybe it would work for others as well.
I've used Royal Purple for years with great success, but their normal API SL oil has reduced ZDDP levels for modern cat equipped cars, and their super killer XPR Racing oil costs a whopping $16.00 per quart at Summit. I got the new HPS oil from Summit on-line for $10.00 per quart, which is only a little more than RP's API SL oil sold in Auto Parts Stores.
I'm not exactly sure how I got the new oil for only $10.00 per quart, since their website listed it for $13.00 per quart. I can only assume because I ordered it on-line directly and did not involve any of their people on the phone, that I got a better price. Their was no mention of a discount, but that is how it ended up being priced. Maybe it would work for others as well.
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 3,570
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From: Algonac Michigan
10W40 Castrol.
Approx. 10,000 mi. since break in with a flat tappet cam with no problems.
All types of driving...Short trips to the store and 600 mi. day trips.
Approx 400 hp. small block that rarley sees anything over ,5000 rpm's.
Approx. 10,000 mi. since break in with a flat tappet cam with no problems.
All types of driving...Short trips to the store and 600 mi. day trips.
Approx 400 hp. small block that rarley sees anything over ,5000 rpm's.
Pro
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Me too. 10W40 Castroil - or Quaker State.
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Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Seattle WA
St. Jude Donor '14
Brad Penn is on there
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...ppet-oils.html
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The Mods consolidated it under the " **** Consolidated FAQ, Tech Tips and what happened to my sticky thread***" sticky.
Brad Penn is on there
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...ppet-oils.html
Brad Penn is on there
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c3-t...ppet-oils.html
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