View Poll Results: What brand of oil do you use in your LSx?
Mobil 1
45
42.86%
Penzoil Platinum
10
9.52%
Penzoil Ultra
4
3.81%
Redline
0
0%
Royal Purple
9
8.57%
Amsoil
10
9.52%
Castrol Syntec
16
15.24%
Valvoline SynPower
5
4.76%
Whatever dino oil is cheapest
3
2.86%
My LSx oil leaks and burns so fast I put in whatever I have at the time
0
0%
I don't change no stinking oil!
1
0.95%
These cars use oil ???
2
1.90%
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What oil are you running in your LS motor
03-12-2011, 11:49 PM
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What oil are you running in your LS motor This spring I'm thinking about trying Penzoil Ultra 10-30. Had Penzoil Platinum 10-30 last year. The years before that it was mobil 1 10-30. I switch between the mobil 1 filter and the purolator pure 1 filter.
Car only comes out from months of april to sept. so the oil just gets changed once a year in the spring time. In those six months it only logs about 5000 miles.
Only bad experience I've had with a motor oil is Royal Purple. It was the only oil to make my engine sound noisy. I've heard some people swear by it but I didn't like it.
Car only comes out from months of april to sept. so the oil just gets changed once a year in the spring time. In those six months it only logs about 5000 miles.
Only bad experience I've had with a motor oil is Royal Purple. It was the only oil to make my engine sound noisy. I've heard some people swear by it but I didn't like it.
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03-12-2011, 11:55 PM
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I'm running mobil 1 5w-30 and change my oil every 3000 miles. I just did a cam swap and my engine was clean as could be on the inside looked like a 40-50,000 mile motor but really it has 169,000 miles. Lol
03-13-2011, 12:23 AM
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i voted Castrol syntec, even though i use Castrol edge. i use to run Mobil1 10-30 but after i switched to Castrol edge, it made the internals a lot quieter. and its cheaper than mobil
03-13-2011, 12:36 AM
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I've been using mobil 1 but I'll be switching over to pennzoil platinum this summer since mobil 1 stopped being a class VI synthetic oil. Haven't chosen a new brand of filter to go with it just yet.
03-13-2011, 04:13 AM
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I don't ever change the oil. I just stick with the assembly line fill. It's been fine for 13 years. LS1s will run forever, with or without oil. Sometimes I can even get it to run without any gas in the tank. What a great engine. 
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03-13-2011, 07:42 AM
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Synthetic:
Motul 8100
Amsoil
Lubro-Moly
Oil Filter:
Amsoil EA is rated the best
Canton is #2
Wix is a very good filter too (NAPA)
And Lucas is a good additive for the oil
Good info on oil filters with cut open cans
http://www.driven2modify.com/showthread.php?t=25161
I also like Red Line fluids for the Trans and Rear, and Transfer Case when I had my 3000GT VR4
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Motul 8100
Amsoil
Lubro-Moly
Oil Filter:
Amsoil EA is rated the best
Canton is #2
Wix is a very good filter too (NAPA)
And Lucas is a good additive for the oil
Good info on oil filters with cut open cans
http://www.driven2modify.com/showthread.php?t=25161
I also like Red Line fluids for the Trans and Rear, and Transfer Case when I had my 3000GT VR4
DM
03-13-2011, 08:15 AM
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I doubt it since it is $35 a QT
, but has any of you use SynLube Lube-4-Life motor lubricant (it's not an oil) or the MicroGlass Motor Oil Filter? It bad *** ****!
http://www.synlube.com/
I'm thinking about giving it a try in my 450 stroker once I get it broke in, but at $250 for the oil change, I'm gonna want to
then 
myself, but then again, it's good for 50,000+ miles
BTW - I was joking if you didn't catch on
DM
, but has any of you use SynLube Lube-4-Life motor lubricant (it's not an oil) or the MicroGlass Motor Oil Filter? It bad *** ****!http://www.synlube.com/
I'm thinking about giving it a try in my 450 stroker once I get it broke in, but at $250 for the oil change, I'm gonna want to
then myself, but then again, it's good for 50,000+ miles BTW - I was joking if you didn't catch on
DM
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03-13-2011, 09:42 AM
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Valvoline syn 10-w30 it is the only oil with a motor mileage guaranty, now that is standing behind your product.
The reason, Valvoline refuses th pay GM a royalty the qualify as a long drain replacement oil for GM's new Dexos world use, syn blend, long drain oil. So Valvoline just warr. the motor themselves.
The reason, Valvoline refuses th pay GM a royalty the qualify as a long drain replacement oil for GM's new Dexos world use, syn blend, long drain oil. So Valvoline just warr. the motor themselves.
03-13-2011, 11:04 AM
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havent changed the oil in the camaro yet. will soon. but in the 8 sec turbo s10 and 10 sec nos blazer i run castrol gtx. simple and damn effective. the nos motor has went 9s for 3 yrs on spray had a 6-71 blower on it and is 13 yrs old. still looks like a new one. it gets a tear down and new bearings every 2 yrs. though. turbo motor i just pulled looked brand new inside. couldent tell it had ben ran on the bearings, the cyl were moving a lil but no pistons scuffing. i guess the stock block did its job running 8s for 3 yrs. now i got a dart block it will get castrol. gtx as well. i change oil about every 2 events. so about every 4 miles. lol on e85
