Engine Oil Discussion

Rat Bastid said
Evidently he doesn’t need to. But for the people who give a **** I post what I do.

It’s not 1975 any more and to argue for mineral based on price when the cost of building engines is skyrocketing is silly.

There will always be people who are shall we say…scotch who will never recognize that doing what you did 40 years ago is obsolete. I can make the arguement that doing what was done 20 or even 10 years ago is bad policy.

Honing a cylinder is just one example. What was done 10-15 years ago is obsolete. Its the same thing.
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iF YOU ARE RUNNING A $20,000 up engine, and/or a "class" racer, you can probably justify "boutique" oils. If you are a low dollar bracket racer with a $500 engine, it makes no sense.
PS: On the track testing I did. Made 3 passes on 10-30 Quaker State. Changed oil and filter to straight 30 Quaker State, 3 runs, and then back to the 10-30 QS. Car was a ZSA 65 Valiant 170 slant six. Ran a average of almost 2 tenths slower on the straight 30 compared to the 10-30.