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RodKnock

02-07-2011 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vector1 (Post 1108152)

maybe kc could sponsor a group buy on some joe gibbs oil, nobody has done a group buy for quite some time.

FYI, I just paid $96 for a case of Joe Gibbs last week. I'd be interested if we could beat that price.

undy	02-07-2011 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1108149)

Yep, I bet it was the oil that made your wheels break loose last year.;)

Dripping outta that POS leaking FE rear main seal no doubt...:LOL:

Stentor

02-07-2011 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1108154)

FYI, I just paid $96 for a case of Joe Gibbs last week. I'd be interested if we could beat that price.

Rod,

Where did you get the case of Joe Gibbs? I am looking to pick up a case soon.

Thanks,

Stentor

67FEfastback

02-07-2011 11:47 AM

I always use 15/40 for diesels, zinc additive.

On the first cruise, which I ever took the car on, this happened;
http://i550.photobucket.com/albums/i...k/DSC00858.jpg
to the rear main.

Fortunately I was easy on the car, and nothing else was wrong. We did a lot of checking to see where things went wrong, and also did a lot of preventitive work.

Engine builder stood behind his product, but I still had to re and re it. I'm glad 2010 is over LOL

FWB	02-07-2011 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1108154)

FYI, I just paid $96 for a case of Joe Gibbs last week. I'd be interested if we could beat that price.

you could buy the Brad Penn 20w-50, i sell it for 49.50 a case plus the ride.
just sayin....

Fred

piperj3

02-07-2011 11:59 AM

zinc

Just make sure it's got ZINC in the oil. Older engines really need this.

RodKnock

02-07-2011 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stentor (Post 1108172)

Rod,

Where did you get the case of Joe Gibbs? I am looking to pick up a case soon.

Thanks,

Stentor

Stentor,

I get the conventional 15W-50 "Hot Rod" oil. It's offered elsewhere too.

http://www.joegibbsracingoil.com/

Fred, thank you, but I'm going to stay with conventional oil until I hit around 3,000 +/- miles, which should be around the end of the decade. :LOL:

patrickt

02-07-2011 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1108181)

Stentor,

I get the conventional 15W-50 "Hot Rod" oil. It's offered elsewhere too.

... I'm going to stay with conventional oil until I hit around 3,000 +/- miles, which should be around the end of the decade. :LOL:

Rod, this stuff? http://www.joegibbsracingoil.com/pro...otrod/hr1.html You know it says that it's fully synthetic...

RodKnock

02-07-2011 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrickt (Post 1108198)

Rod, this stuff? http://www.joegibbsracingoil.com/pro...otrod/hr1.html You know it says that it's fully synthetic...

Then I'm lost. It says "Conventional" (HR1 and HR2) and they also have a "Synthetic" (HR3 and HR4).

So, Conventional is Synthetic?

RodKnock

02-07-2011 01:11 PM

I think the attached MSDS sheets are wrong. They have synthetic or conventional oils.

http://www.joegibbsracingoil.com/pro...rod/index.html

patrickt

02-07-2011 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RodKnock (Post 1108205)

I think the attached MSDS sheets are wrong. They have synthetic or conventional oils.

http://www.joegibbsracingoil.com/pro...rod/index.html

Alright, I hunted around and found it for you. http://www.joegibbsracingoil.com/dat...15W-50MSDS.pdf They don't make it easy.

undy	02-07-2011 02:58 PM

I ordered the HR-3, fully synthetic. I paid 9.99 a quart on Amazon and bought 10 quarts. It better be some kick a$$ stuff:cool:

Like I said earlier, it's back to good ol' Mobil 1 15w/50 after this junk's used up.

FWB	02-07-2011 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by undy (Post 1108231)

ouch.....100 bucks for 10 quarts...

the Brad Penn states partial synthetic....honestly that statement seems like being partially pregnant....but i'm sure there is some technical reason why it's stated like that.

did some machining on parts for Gibbs, they don't seem to care what stuff costs, kinda like drunken sailors in my opinion, so i base the price they charge for oil on, not quality being better, but maybe on total control of the product. since there are i think only two refineries in this country doing motor oils, one being the brad penn refinery, when it comes right down to it is the joe gibbs really any different or better than the Brad Penn? who knows....opinion and preference i think rules in the end

Fred

CobraEd

02-07-2011 05:23 PM

Just buy whatever your favorite oil is regardless of the ZDDP content and add the ZDDP yourself. Then you get the best of both worlds, . . . your favorite oil, AND ZDDP.

Eastwood's ZDDP Oil Additive 4 oz.

.

FWB	02-07-2011 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CobraEd (Post 1108260)

Just buy whatever your favorite oil is regardless of the ZDDP content and just add the ZDDP yourself. Then you get the best of both worlds, . . . your favorite oil, AND ZDDP.

http://www.eastwood.com/ew-zddp-oil-additive-4-oz.html

.

Braccae tuae aperiuntur.

you could do that too.....lol

Ant	02-07-2011 07:12 PM

Which motor oil are you using?

We cant get Joe Gibbs here in NZ, a popular oil here for racing is Schaeffers semi-synthetic.

Fuelish

04-11-2011 06:24 PM

Just ordered a case of Joe Gibbs 10w 30 conventional from Jegs at 7.99 a qt. free shipping but a small handeling charge. Must use for my new Keith Craft 408 or warrenty work is null and void.

FIA-ERA

04-11-2011 06:53 PM

Brad Penn SAE 40. It's good stuff, found a dealer on ebay.

AL427SBF

07-31-2011 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zrayr (Post 1107584)

zinc & phosphorous levels for all Mobil 1 oil products:

http://www.mobiloil.com/USA-English/...duct_Guide.pdf

I was not referring to an average engine, but a vintage 289 flat tappet mechanical cam engine. The kind most vulnerable to an insufficient amount of zddp. Therefore the lack of measurable wear is an indication that sufficient lubrication is present. Not fact, or proof, but definitely an indication.

Z

Check out the Mobil 1 Racing Oils (page 2 bottom), if I'm not mistaken those 2 have the highest ZDDP content of any oils discussed so far? If so, and the ZDDP ppm count is the sum total of this debate - I would say the discussion is over (unless you decide to mix you're own).

FWB	07-31-2011 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIA-ERA (Post 1122237)

Brad Penn SAE 40. It's good stuff, found a dealer on ebay.

what am i chopped liver? :eek: :p

i'll ship oil anywhere you want....email me for pricing....

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