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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 08:25 PM
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Default What oil weight are you supercharged Folk Using?

Just curious for those who specifically feed their headunit oil from the engine whether or not you changed to a heavier weight oil. I'm currently using Mobil 1 / 10w 30. Assuming the headunit is heating up the oil a little bit would it be a good idea to switch to something a bit thicker?

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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 08:31 PM
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I use Mobil 1 10W30 synthetic..... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 09:26 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by BIGBOS:
<strong> I use Mobil 1 10W30 synthetic..... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think he meant to say 'Vortech folk'. Also applies to turbo guys too. But not the ATI crowd.
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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 09:32 PM
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Yea, I was thinking about that when I read his "self-contained" oil statement... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Oh well.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 09:43 PM
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Default Re: What oil weight are you supercharged Folk Using?

I switched engine oil from 10W30 to 10W40 to hopefully help with any increased main bearing loading.
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