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Jan 7, 2010 | 08:23 AM

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What weight OIL for nitrous?

I am currently running German Castrol 0W30 in my Heads/cam LS1. I have heard that thin oil and nitrous do not mix very well.

My short block has 140k miles (cylinders looked good, new oil pump and T chain)

Should I upgrade to a thicker oil for nitrous use or will I be ok with the German Castrol 0W30?

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I would like to know this as well!

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Jan 7, 2010 | 02:05 PM

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I have been using Synthetic Mobil1 15-50 for 6 years with no issues.

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Doesn't really matter that the motor sees nitrous IMO. Use the correct weight oil for said bearing clearances in your motor. FWIW, I ran dino castrol 10w40 for the first 1500 miles & ~15 passes on my motor and then swapped to GC 0w30 right before I put it away for winter.

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