Brad Penn Oil and the ZDDP Debate

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by madmaxx

Why isn't everyone using it?

The oil companies don't make it easy to figure out what's in their oils. The "information" on the internet is completely wrong as often as it is right. People rely on an oil that they grew up with that now is owned by a different refinery, made up of completely different additives, and bears no resemblance to what it was even just a few years ago. Add to that the fact that a lot of people don't put a lot of effort in to thinking. The final wild card is that some of the testing laboratories give varying results on the identical sample of oil. Fortunately, unless you have a solid flat tappet cam, the need for ZDDP is really not that great.

EDIT -- BUT, unless I had a catalytic converter on my car, I would rather have an abundance of ZDDP even with a mild hydraulic cam and a 250 horsepower build.

[FUNFER2]

I had a 428 FE with a solid flat tappet. With my 527 side oiler and not needing,.... the added ZDDP because of my mechanical roller, is his oil and additives, any better than most other company's ?

I believe,... this quote from his website, is the first time I've seen any comments about using the ZDDP oil additive for roller cams.

"In addition to our unique base oil cut, increased concentration of “zinc” (zinc dialkyldithiophosphate a.k.a. ZDDP) provides outstanding anti-wear/anti-scuffing protection for engines employing either ‘flat tappet’ or roller cams. BRAD PENN® Penn Grade 1® High Performance Oils have been evaluated by a number of premiere camshaft manufacturers with tremendous success. Many are now recommending our Penn Grade 1® High Performance Oils to provide outstanding protection for their ‘flat tappet’ or roller cams".

[patrickt]

I didn't think ZDDP was that big of a deal with a roller, but who knows. What might be important though for Cobras that sit a while in between starts is the "cling" factor.

[CobraEd]

Just buy your mostest favorite motor oil, and then add this:

http://www.eastwood.com/zddp-plus-oi...e-4-fl-oz.html

. . . . and you will have the best of all worlds.


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[FUNFER2]

I've kind of had the same thought, as with synthetic oil. From what I've heard elsewhere, if your car sits for more than apx,..... a week, the synthetic is so slippery, it falls off the valve train, bearings ect. ect.....

I do not know, how true this information is, especially just a week, but doesn't it make a little sense, let's say a few weeks ?