What kind of oil do you recommend?
What kind of oil do you recommend? Motor is stock 6l al ls2 with turbo cam and springs.It has about 8k miles on it about 3k boosted only 6.5lb so should i stick with the mobile 1 5w30 or is there something better suited for the health of my engine? thx in advance
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Been running dino 10/40 for first 5000 miles or so but think will go to 20/50 or 15/50 amsoil soon. I don't winter drive the car anyway and figure since have pretty good clearances maybe the 15 /50 or 20 /50 will be better . .
Your viscosity should be chosen for the enviroment and milage (wear) your engine has. If the engine does not have an external oil cooler you should stick with a synthetic oil because it will handle the heat better. The LS engines oil pan do not reject heat from the oil as well as the older engines oil pans did. The oil temps are naturaly higher in LS engines. Not to forget that now you have introduced another heat sorce the oil has to cool. As far as brands go, what ever floats your boat. Every one will have their own opinion on this. Stick to the major brands, you will not go wrong.
I personaly run a non synthetic VR1 20w-50 oil. But my engine is built with more clearence then stock (for racing), it has forged pistons instead of stock hyperutectic ones (much more clearence), I live an a brutal heat area, I do control oil temps, and I change my oil about every 500 miles, not to mention my oil system holds 12 quarts. I also do not run the engine for extended periods of time.
Aplication, enviroment, built (worn) clearence, cooling, and capasity will be different for different people and should be taken into account when selecting the correct oil. I am sure I have left something out.
I personaly run a non synthetic VR1 20w-50 oil. But my engine is built with more clearence then stock (for racing), it has forged pistons instead of stock hyperutectic ones (much more clearence), I live an a brutal heat area, I do control oil temps, and I change my oil about every 500 miles, not to mention my oil system holds 12 quarts. I also do not run the engine for extended periods of time.
Aplication, enviroment, built (worn) clearence, cooling, and capasity will be different for different people and should be taken into account when selecting the correct oil. I am sure I have left something out.