01 ls1 best oil help
01 ls1 best oil help Hey guys i have a 01ss and i need to do a tune up tommorrow what oil should i use? Weight and filter ect....i live in the desert at about 3600ft elevation 
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Take a look at this thread. Quaker State for free.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...-oil-free.html
Todd
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...-oil-free.html
Todd
Store bought brands:
Any top shelf synthetic oil, 0W-30, 5W-30. Mobil One extended oil filter.
I use Castrol German (GC) 0W-30 and a Fleetguard oil filter.
For filters, stay away from Fram, STP, Quaker State, any store brand filter and Fram.
Any top shelf synthetic oil, 0W-30, 5W-30. Mobil One extended oil filter.
I use Castrol German (GC) 0W-30 and a Fleetguard oil filter.
For filters, stay away from Fram, STP, Quaker State, any store brand filter and Fram.
Last edited by Paul Bell; Mar 10, 2012 at 06:03 AM.
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http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/
^^^^^^^^lots of good info here. For cheap stuff Ive been using Rotella T6. Good stuff is Amsoil.
^^^^^^^^lots of good info here. For cheap stuff Ive been using Rotella T6. Good stuff is Amsoil.
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/
^^^^^^^^lots of good info here. For cheap stuff Ive been using Rotella T6. Good stuff is Amsoil.
^^^^^^^^lots of good info here. For cheap stuff Ive been using Rotella T6. Good stuff is Amsoil.
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I use Royal Purple 20-50 with a K&N filter. Or a WIX filter sometimes...stay away from Fram. I believe i saw a test on them where the paper material inside really really slows down the oil, possible starvation. Someone know about this? I also heard in the old days Pennzoil used perafin wax in there oil. I have seen some old T Birds oil pans that were completely sealed in the stuff. WOW!!! i dont know if it is in their products now? But i will NEVER use it EVER!!
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my new motor instructions required me to use Valvolive 20/50 mineral oil so I am using Valvoline 20/50 VR1, that's what I will continue using. As for the filter was told to use AC Delco. I have found a lot of drag racers with 800+ hp at my local track use the oil.
Sorry if hijacking OP, but what lifters/lobes are you running? I am running the Johnsons in my sig, LSL lobes...has never tapped with amsoil, napa, rotella, penzoil platinum, or M1. The guys at Johnson did say that high end lifters don't like real heavy oil because the clearances are so tight.
For what it's worth 5-30 and 10-30 are the EXACT same oil once at operating temp, the first number (5w,10w) is the oil viscosity when the engine is cold, use 10w in the summer and 5w in the winter...Mobil 1 here, but any quality synthetic is good
That might be true, but what is considered "operating temp"? If the engine may be running cool enough such that there is a difference. I have looked for charts/graphs of viscosity versus of oil weight and cant find any for 5W-30 versus 10W-30.
