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Old 10-23-2012, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by bk_cauley
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Originally Posted by bk_cauley
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Originally Posted by Ferocity02
Without a winky face sarcasm is hard to detect through the internet
You must not have been using your handy dandy decipher ring!!!
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Originally Posted by Atomic
With a turbo you need something with a lot of zinc, like a racing oil. I prefer brad penn personally. Currently use 10w30 but just got a case of 20w50 for whenever I need to change it. Turbos need very good oil.
Is there any downside to running 20w-50 over 5-30 or 10-30 if you live in a warm climate in your opinion?
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I think it would be fine on a turbo application, but not a necessity. The oil heater (turbo) thins it up a bit more than normal. Just don't romp on it right away when the oil is still cold.
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Welp, I switched to Rotella T6 5W-40 and my oil pressure didn't change much at all, maybe 1-2psi more at cruise. Valvetrain noise is still loud any annoying, I guess that's the cost of using dual springs!

T6 has more zinc in it that Mobil 1 too.
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Amazon has valvoline vr1 for around 83 shipped for a case of 12. Seems reasomable and about the same price as brad penn.
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Originally Posted by Ferocity02
Welp, I switched to Rotella T6 5W-40 and my oil pressure didn't change much at all, maybe 1-2psi more at cruise. Valvetrain noise is still loud any annoying, I guess that's the cost of using dual springs!

T6 has more zinc in it that Mobil 1 too.
Whats the preload on your lifters?
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Originally Posted by Atomic
Whats the preload on your lifters?
0.075 - 0.080

Looking on tech I found that it was not advisable to run over 0.100 on LS7 lifters.
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Yea I was going to say not enough preload but that sounds about perfect...


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