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Dec 20, 2005 | 12:35 AM

Bad Boy II

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What kind of oil do you use?

What kind of oil do you use synthetic or regular? if you could specify the benefits for synthetic and what kind i should use, also I would like to know who makes the best oil for LS1?

Dec 20, 2005 | 01:29 AM

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I always run synthetic. I think that you'll find most of the LS1 guys run synthetic.

Dec 20, 2005 | 01:39 AM

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SEARCH.

Seriously.

We don't need any more "what oil do you use" threads!

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Synthetic. Mobil 1, Amsoil, german castrol...

Did I mention you should search?

Dec 20, 2005 | 05:09 PM

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Most everyone uses one of the top brands of synthetic. As blkZ28spt said, there is ALOT of info on oil by using the search....I'm betting more than you will want to read about.

Dec 20, 2005 | 06:33 PM

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Mobil 1 5w30

Dec 20, 2005 | 06:52 PM

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I prefer extra virgin olive oil...gives some nice flavor without being too overpowering - it is really dependant on the dish though.

Dec 20, 2005 | 06:59 PM

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Yeah, especially with stir fry

. I use Castrol for dyno oil and Royal Purple for Synthetic.

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Dec 20, 2005 | 07:35 PM

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I prefer Redline Oil.

You're going to get ALOT of different opinions on this one. If you do some searching you'll come up with a good deal of responses to this question.

Dec 20, 2005 | 07:46 PM

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Very good results with Schaeffer PAO Blend 10W-30 & 15W-40. My UOA results were the lowest with straight 15W-40 in the summer. That interval also had quite a few 1/4 passes on it. I've never gone much above 3K miles as I change the oil every 6 months regardless of mileage.