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Originally Posted by feds
I spoke with a local "performance expert" today who said get a decent oil and then recommended an oil additive, either "nitro boost" or another product from lucas oil products (can't rememeber the name). His argument was, get a reasonable oil and then add a good additive and you're better off. Not sure which argument is better for my 3.2, get the BEST oil and then you don't need an additive OR get a good oil and then add an additive? Have any of you guys ever used any of these additives? do they have any long term negative effects? any thoughts?
Thanks again
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My conversations with Charles Navvaro and Steve Weiner lead me to belive that the best cousre is getting an oil that has the "the good stuff". By whipping up you own concoction you run the risk of creating other lubrication issues.
It is my understanding that the Lucas oil additives do not address the extreme pressure lubrication issues, they modify the oil viscosity.
If you want to go with a 15W-40, Delo 400LE has "the good stuff" right out of the bottle. I cannot find the data, but I would suspect that Shell Rotella would be similar but I could not find the Zn and P nimbers on their web site.
The risk of not providing adequate protection would be expected to be premature failure of cam shafts.