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They made a good point, while THEY were giving folks rides around the track at $20 a pop (money for the club) I was not allowed to take a passenger, so missed out on that part of "community service" and had to sit and watch while they had all the fun.
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Read Ernie's post about his "recent Cobra gathering" aka "Dinner With Schmucks."
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Oh, I get it. They wouldn't let him take people for a ride around the parking lot because he only had one roll bar. That seems a little excessive -- it's not like he's going around the track with an instructor in the seat next to him. But you know how "dual roll bar" guys can be.:LOL:
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I think SAAC-35 will have similiar requirements for some of the track events during that weekend, dual roll bar or no passenger. Being a single kine guy, I'm OK with that. :)
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What happened to the original thread?
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Yes, Another Productive Thread By Me...
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1) It clearly and definitively established the ZDDP levels of the "newer" BP oil. 2) It points out that there is a difference in labeling between the "old" BP oil and the "new" BP oil. 3) It cast a healthy "specter of doubt" over the efficacy of ZDDP supplements. Yes, I feel good about myself. Of course, I felt that way before I started this thread....:cool: |
It's a natural progression for a thread, you discuss the topic and then move on toward things like, "So, how you been? How are the kids? What you been up to lately?" Like any good conversation usually goes in time.
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This has been a fantastic thread which caused me to learn what all the little symbols on the oil can mean and how they hurt engine oil performance!!!
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As many of us, myself included, like Shell Rotella, be advised that oil is an ever changing product. What was good yesterday (or last year) may not be good this year!!!
Rotella as an example. It used to carry a CI-4 rating, now it's CJ-4 "and meets the requirements of CI-4 plus." Meeting the requirements is not good enough, it aint CI-4, period. It's been reformulated to reduce particulate matter in diesel trucks, they did that by a significant reduction in the ZDDP levels. Which is the primary reason I use an additive like STP. If you can find Rotella with a CI-4 or CI-4 plus rating, NOT CJ-4, it's the good stuff. However, it is getting difficult to find any CI-4 rated oil these days. The biggest issue I have with Brad Penn oil is the hassle of having to order it online. I want an oil that is readily available at most local sources. Walmart Super Tech Universal oil, by the way, aint a bad call. Among the top performers is NAPA Universal Fleet Plus. While exotic oils like Redline are good, I'm watching the dollar per gallon cost as well as I use a LOT of oil for my "fleet". I like ONE brand, easy to get, at a decent price over "exoctic" oils. If your just looking to service your Cobra only you can afford to be a little more picky, wait for an online order, pay a little more. I'm going to look into NAPA as Rotella CI-4 is getting impossible to find. Quote:
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I'm going back to Mobil1 5W-30 (from Redline 5W-30) and I'm going to add 8 ounces of the Redline ZDDP additive to the 9+ quarts I pour in. This will give me about 1,400 PPM Phosphorous and about 1,600 PPM Zinc.
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yep, thats what I do. it is the best of all worlds.
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The NAPA oil (high in ZDDP) or Rotella, as well as a number of other ZDDP bearing oils, cost about half of what Brad Penn goes for. The cost is a factor when your using a LOT of oil. Because of the limited number of miles any of my vehicles actually see I generally change it based on "time" rather than miles, but that depends on use. Often that becomes a marathon fleet oil changing time, a time I don't generally look forward too. :)
$10 a gallon compared to about $20 a gallon, in round numbers. I add two bottles of STP at about $2.50-$3.00 a bottle (say $6.00 total). I buy oil in the gallon or more jugs at a time. The truck and the Cobra will consume over 4 gallons alone, not to mention the other vehicles around the place. All of them get the same oil and a shot of STP according to their need. I've been using STP since high school, seems to work, who knows for sure? I never did put much faith in "testimonials" (mine or yours :) ) as I prefer hard numbers. But heck even "studies" and "polls" remain suspect. Good write up on Brad Penn, even though it is from a potentially biased source, I have a hunch it's the "good stuff", but a bit pricey. |
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