[DeTomaso] A presentation on race oil basics from Joe Biggs Oil

[Christopher Kimball]

Thanks, I'll try to keep my eye on that to see if it affects the Shell.
 
Chris
> Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:01:19 -0600> From: thedrol at pobox.com> To: > CC: detomaso at realbig.com> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A presentation on race oil basics from Joe Biggs Oil> > You have to be careful with the Rotella. It is my understanding that > the Feds are reducing the amount of zinc in oil used in diesel motors too.> > Doug Braun wrote:> > Chris,> > > > My guess is that Joe Biggs oil is a name brand synthetic that he adds ZDDP> > to for racing use. Anybody know more about his oil?> > > > As for what to do, here's my opinion FWIW:> > > > If you had an $8,000 (or greater value) engine in your car with a flat> > tappet cam, I recommend the Joe Biggs oil at $9/qt.> > > > If you had a roller cam, I recommend Mobil 1 15W50 synthetic at $4.50/qt.> > > > But yours is a flat tappet cam in a stock 351C (with more than 50K miles on> > it?), go with the Rotella at $3.50/qt.> > > > Doug Braun> > blue 73L #5505> > > > -----Original Message-----> > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com> > [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Curt Hall> > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:28 PM> > To: Christopher Kimball; Ken Green; detomaso at realbig.com> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A presentation on race oil basics from Joe Biggs> > Oil> > > > > > Lets see, If you have a 10qt oil pan, why not just use 3qts shell, 3qts> > synthetic, and 3qts Joe Briggs and1qt multi blend? maybe the best of all> > worlds?> > > > No really anyone have a idea about blending two oils?> > > > Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:> > > > OK, so here I was, ready to start using Shell Rotella 30 wt, and now I read> > this...has there ever been a consensus for which is better, the Shell or the> > synthetic stuff listed here? My 351 is fairly stock, so does that make a> > difference?> > > > Sure appreciate your feedback.> > > > Thanks,> > > > Chris> > #3846> > > > > >> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:58:15 -0800> >> From: kenn_green at yahoo.com> >> To: detomaso at realbig.com> >> Subject: [DeTomaso] A presentation on race oil basics from Joe Biggs Oil> >>> >> http://www.joegibbsracingoil.com/Downloads/racingoil101.pdf> > > > > > _______________________________________________> > > > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA> > > > Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/> > > > DeTomaso mailing list> > DeTomaso at list.realbig.com> > http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso> > > > > _______________________________________________> > Detomaso Forum Managed by POCA> > Archive Search Engine Now Available at http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/> > DeTomaso mailing list> DeTomaso at list.realbig.com> http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso