Adding Zinc to Oil?

[donnieR32]

Yeah, I was really surprised when he said he was going to mix oils. I found that odd. Anyways, for me cam is Crower flat tappet.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by donnieR32

Yeah, I was really surprised when he said he was going to mix oils. I found that odd. Anyways, for me cam is Crower flat tappet.

You can either run a ZDDP additive to conventional oil or even better, just run an oil like Valvoline VR-1 Racing or Brad Penn that still has the higher levels of zinc. But do one or the other before running the engine.

Search "zinc" here as this has been discussed ad nauseum.

And by the way, to the comment above about zinc not adding much to an engine already broken in, this is NOT the case with a flat tappet. You really need to run an oil with elevated levels of zinc for the flat tappet and solid lifters.

[donnieR32]

Originally Posted by elmariachi

You can either run a ZDDP additive to conventional oil or even better, just run an oil like Valvoline VR-1 Racing or Brad Penn that still has the higher levels of zinc. But do one or the other before running the engine.

Search "zinc" here as this has been discussed ad nauseum.

And by the way, to the comment above about zinc not adding much to an engine already broken in, this is NOT the case with a flat tappet. You really need to run an oil with elevated levels of zinc for the flat tappet and solid lifters.

Too late....I'm the third owner of the car and they were just running GTX in it. I however plan to keep this bad boy for a very long time so it's in my best interest to take proper protective measures to ensure longevity. Thanks guys, I will look into using VR-1 or Brad Penn.

Edit: what viscosity are you guys using with either of these two and how often are you having to change it?

[boilerrat]

Bob is correct. You want higher Phosphorous. I use Valvoline VR-1 20W -50 and Comp cams break-in additive at every oil change.

[blykins]

Originally Posted by donnieR32

Yeah, I was really surprised when he said he was going to mix oils. I found that odd. Anyways, for me cam is Crower flat tappet.

I'd use a Brad Penn break-in oil and then continue to use their oil.