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Old 2004-06-02, 10:33 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey
I have no detailed tech to bring to the table right now, it's just what I've heard from people who have used various different oils in large displacement N/A engines (for instance Mustangs...) and small displacement turbo engines (for instance WRX's...) in a road racing setting. They were saying that it doesn't hold up as well as other common brands in controlled tests, and bearings don't look so good after engine tear-downs. Take that for whatever it's worth...
Interesting info. Exactly the opposite of what you would expect based on their business model... Another reason to stick with Mobil1... besides being available at Walbogs.
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