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This always turns into a ****fest. Just pick an oil, pour it in. Grab the blue small bottle labeled "oil treatment" at advance auto. It will list the active ingredients as "ZDDP". Pour entire bottle in. Done.
Brad penn, vr1, its all a waste of money. That oil treatment has more than enough zddp and its only three bucks. I even think Walmart has it.
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This is really bad advise.
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I switched to 5w40 LiquiMoly. Plenty of ZDDP, comes in big jugs, 100% synth, slippery enough not to NEED power robbing hi-viscosity.
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...and so is this.
Seriously guys, use the oil viscosity recommended by the factory and with the correct zddp levels recommended by the factory already built in. The engines were tested to operate optimally with minimal wear using the recommended oils.
Adding any additives is bad, it can change the viscosity dramatically. Also using a lower viscosity than recommended will cause premature lower bearing wear.
You'll probably flame me for this but it's a proven fact and not just heresay. Like many others I send my oil for analysis to Blackstone every oil change and have "no issues". What that means is that they did not find discernible levels of wear (metals) in any of my engines, street or track.
If you dont know who Blackstone are, do a search. I will tell you that they do oil analysis for most of the major race teams after every race. They even send me a package to send them my oil:
If you are interested in knowing the FACTS about additives and viscosities, read what they have to say:
Oil Viscosity