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Old 03-27-2013, 06:36 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by rice_classic View Post
If it's driven on the street you gain not from running a race-only oil. You need a "compromise", an oil that good enough for the track but has the necessary ingredients for the street (detergents etc). Many street oils are so good they work very well under racing conditions.

If you have a dedicated race car that's never left outside in the cold you really should be running a dedicated race onlyoil, they're just that good.

I see some excellent oils in this thread. Good thread, but surprised nobody mentioned Joe Gibbs, one of the undisputed champions of racing oil development.




http://www.drivenracingoil.com/dro/xp3.html
Haven't seen that used in subies yet. It may be because no one thought to use it or perhaps it is similar to Mobil 1 which does not do very well in Subies at all.

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