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Old 12-01-2009, 07:49 PM
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What weight oil and brand do you use in your ls1?
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Old 12-01-2009, 08:42 PM
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royal purple 10w30 9 bucks a quart where i live
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Pennzoil Platinum 5W30...
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German Castrol 0w-30.
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Old 12-02-2009, 07:23 AM
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Royal Purple 10w30 with a wix filter.
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Mobil Clean 5000 5w-30 (if I recall correctly) w/ a AC Delco Filter. Live in CT where you get really hot temps and bitter cold temps.
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Royal Purple racing 11 but think of going to their full race oil. K&N oil filter cause it has the nut to pull them off around the headers.
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royal purple 5w 30. in the winter... best oil on the market
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Mobil 1. 10w-30. Tough to beat.
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pennzoil platinum 5w 30, its the cheapest full synthetic i could find.
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1st choice: German Castrol 0w-30
2nd choice: Penz Plat 5w-30
3rd choice: Castrok Edge 5w-30
4th choice: Mobile 1 5w-30
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Castrol Syntec 5w-30 is what I use.
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Old 12-02-2009, 06:05 PM
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castrol syntec 5w-40 with ac delco filter!!!
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Was using Mobile 1 10w30 because it was on sale at advance auto for the longest time.
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ive used a few but right now i run M1 in both cars.
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MOBIL 1 5w 30 in the winter and MOBIL 1 10w 30 in the spring/summer
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I use Castrol Syntec 5w30 with a Wix filter.
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5W30 Amsoil
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0W-30 German Castrol
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