On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 10:39:52AM -0700, Sam Scholten wrote: > Go for it. You will notice a slight difference in > performance as it is summer; had it been mid-winter, > you'd notice WAY more pep in the engine as it warms > up. > > You will run slightly cooler, as less work is required > of the engine due to fewer losses due to friction. My
There is a real reason why all the race cars run synoil -- less friction, more power.
> 2.1 and my 4.3L Jimmy, both equipped with oil coolers, > have both run cooler since switching despite the more > tightly controlled medium of water cooling and the > difference in heat conductivity between the oils. > > Remember this: besides blowing a head gasket and > cracking a water-jacket-laden head, neither of which > apply to you, the main danger of running hot is oil > breakdown. That alone is reason enough to switch. > > Hope this helps. > > Sam > > --- "Russell, William" <william.russell@UW-INC.COM> > wrote: > > A quick question: I'm thinking of switching from > > 'real' to 'synthetic' > > oil in my 1980 air-cooled. It has about 12000-15000 > > kms on the engine > > since it was re-built. It has been running 'real' > > oil since the > > rebuild. Is this a no-brainer? Is it really just > > an issue of cost? Is > > synthetic just better and that's all there is to it? > > > > > > > > \/\/i!!y > > > > 1980 Westfalia "Jazzy" > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > http://www.hotjobs.com -- Harmon Seaver CyberShamanix http://www.cybershamanix.com |
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