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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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i was just wondering what kind of oil you all are running in your modified ls1's?
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Lots of threads....Mobil 1 Fully Synthetic here though
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castrol syntec 5w-40!!
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Mobil 1 performance 5w50. I think it is 10w50 in the US.

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you guys should look an BG's moa oil addivtive. they did tests and most oil breakes down pretty fast even moble one.
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moblie 1 5w 30 fully synthetic
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moblie 1 5w 30 fully synthetic
That statement is an oxymoron considering mobil 1 isn't even a true synthetic anymore.
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Royal Purple user here.
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Originally Posted by COD02SS
That statement is an oxymoron considering mobil 1 isn't even a true synthetic anymore.
Ditto that.
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mobil 1, RP, castrol, Pennzoil there all great. but i use mobil 1 synthetic high mileage ATFW
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alright so i bit the bullet today and tackled the oil situation i decided to go with mobil one 0w 40 German formula
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That statement is an oxymoron considering mobil 1 isn't even a true synthetic anymore.
idk on the box of mobil one i have it says "Fully Synthetic"
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valvoline 10w30 syn here
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what does every one think of the valvoline sae 50 and 60 race oils? and royal purple the guy at this race shop here in colorado said that royal purple has screwed up some bearings in their race engines
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