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Old 09-16-2005, 01:02 PM
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I am dynoing my car tonite and am a bit over on my oil change, should i dyno it with the old oil or change it before hand???

Does it really matter??
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Doesn't really matter. I mean you should change it when it's due, but if it's ready to be changed or slightly over it won't make a difference. I'd change it, but that's because it needs to be changed, not because you are dynoing it.
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thanks i just wasnt to sure if it's ok to be that hard on the motor with brand new oil

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