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Topic: Oils
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Clevo377
Gearhead Posts: 312
From: Blackburn, Victoria, Australia
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 05-09-2003 08:30 AM
   
Was just browsing the Crower site and noticed they DO NOT reccomend synthetic oils for any racing environment. They reccomend Kendall GT-1 as an oil to use. What gives? Do they have an interest in Kendall. I thought synthetic was the only way to go (unless running in).Paul
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capri man
Gearhead Posts: 4320
From: doerun, ga.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 05-09-2003 09:18 AM
paul, that makes me think a lot less of crower!!!------------------
mike r
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everything else is just a game.
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 5248
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 05-09-2003 11:02 AM
Their techs must still be living in the past.
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n2oMike
Gearhead Posts: 1805
From: Spencer, WV
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-09-2003 11:09 AM
They seem to have pretty much abandoned their camshaft program. There hasn't been much development lately.However, what they DO produce is top quality. Their cranks, rods, etc are superb. Back in the day, synthetic oils were sort of hit and miss. When you're in the business of selling cams (which are at the mercy of splash lubrication) you want the customer to use an oil you KNOW works.... hence the Kendall recommendation. It's probably just a holdover from the past. I wouldn't worry too much about it. Skip the watery thin stuff for cam break-in. Stick with a GOOD brand of synthetic (especially if using the thin stuff) and you should be fine. Royal Purple has a good reputation for thin 'race' oils, and comes highly recommended from many sources. Good Luck! ------------------
Mike Burch
66 mustang real street
302 4-speed 289 heads
10.63 @ 129.3
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 21725
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 05-11-2003 05:21 PM
What Mike says.  ------------------
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