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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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Default oil weight for 408

I was just wondering what everyone is running as far as oil weight in their 408 strokers?
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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Valvoline VR1 10W-30.
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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it depends on how many miles are on it and what type of clearances their are running, but on a fairly fresh engine i dont see why 5w-30 wouldnt do the trick...just my .02
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 08:24 PM
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mobil 1 15-50, Like stated above, it depends on how the motor was built.
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