While at my favorite speed shop today I heard some interesting stuff about
synthetic oils.
First, I heard that NASCAR frowns upon synthetic oil because it is more
difficult to clean off the track. Said to be NASCAR legal but they request
the teams not use it.
One of the guys who used to grind heads at the local shop graduated to
NASCAR awhile back. Bright guy and in charge of head development for one of
the race teams, Dick Cope ? I think, but not certain. Anyway he replaced
his boss who went over to head up Jeff Gordon's head development program.
Presumably they both know a few things about engines.
Anyway while working at the local speed shop this fellow had bought a new
turbocharged Mercury and put it on a synthetic oil diet after break-in.
Now, 160,000 miles later he looked inside the engine, found the hone marks
looked about like day number one, almost no wear and clean as a pin. He is
sold on the stuff.
Regarding the oil filter report posted, I saw a similar but different
report three or four years ago. Purolator was on top and it was before
Mobil 1 filters were on the market. I've been using Purolator since. Might
be time to change to Mobil 1.
RANT FOLLOWS
This ever changing oil filter scene just shows how we need to keep our heads
up in this society. Companies now seem less consistent and dependable in
maintaining quality than they were in the good old days.
Often a product with a good reputation seems to get cheapened and they live
off the reputation while milking the profits. If this trend continues,
brand loyalty may eventually become extinct. Power of the net gives us a
fighting chance to dodge trickery and recognize true progress.
Cheers
Don Miller
75 Glennbrook
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
synthetic oils.
First, I heard that NASCAR frowns upon synthetic oil because it is more
difficult to clean off the track. Said to be NASCAR legal but they request
the teams not use it.
One of the guys who used to grind heads at the local shop graduated to
NASCAR awhile back. Bright guy and in charge of head development for one of
the race teams, Dick Cope ? I think, but not certain. Anyway he replaced
his boss who went over to head up Jeff Gordon's head development program.
Presumably they both know a few things about engines.
Anyway while working at the local speed shop this fellow had bought a new
turbocharged Mercury and put it on a synthetic oil diet after break-in.
Now, 160,000 miles later he looked inside the engine, found the hone marks
looked about like day number one, almost no wear and clean as a pin. He is
sold on the stuff.
Regarding the oil filter report posted, I saw a similar but different
report three or four years ago. Purolator was on top and it was before
Mobil 1 filters were on the market. I've been using Purolator since. Might
be time to change to Mobil 1.
RANT FOLLOWS
This ever changing oil filter scene just shows how we need to keep our heads
up in this society. Companies now seem less consistent and dependable in
maintaining quality than they were in the good old days.
Often a product with a good reputation seems to get cheapened and they live
off the reputation while milking the profits. If this trend continues,
brand loyalty may eventually become extinct. Power of the net gives us a
fighting chance to dodge trickery and recognize true progress.
Cheers
Don Miller
75 Glennbrook
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
