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First of all, I have read the two stickies above regarding engine oil - and my head is STILL spinning!!!
However, those threads are way too technical and are from years ago so I assume formulations and personal opinions have changed some since then...Therfore, I'm going to go ahead and ask:
What oil would you recommend for use in a newly rebuilt 350 for my '71 coupe project?
The old gave way...
...to this "new" baby
The engine now has a COMP CS 270H-R10 roller cam with 215/215 duration @ .050; lobe lifts of .3340, and separation of 110*. It also has hydraulic roller lifters and full roller 1.5 rockers with a double roller timing chain set. Also put in an Edelbrock Performer 2101 dual plane intake. A new Carter fuel pump, the original Quadrajet (hopefully to be overhauled by Lars), and an overhauled & recurved distributor will all feed the engine fuel and spark. It'll be connected to the basic 4-speed and will be used for normal street driving (normal for a CORVETTE ) using pump gas. No racing or autocross.
My local engine builder said to use Shell Rotella T4 15W-40 (diesel oil) for the first 500 miles. Since he built it, I'll definately follow his directions for break-in to keep the warranty valid. He said I could also just continue to use that after break-in, but that was up to me so I'll ask what you all are using.
Oil Recommendations
) using pump gas. No racing or autocross.
