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Old 06-10-2015 | 08:30 AM
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What engine oil are you guys using for your supercharged engines?
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Old 06-10-2015 | 08:49 AM
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Oh boy...
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Old 06-10-2015 | 08:50 AM
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BTW, I have had GL with VR1 50, Brad Penn 50, and even M1 15-50 and 20-50 (higher zinc).

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Why change then?

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Old 06-11-2015 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by minxguy
Why change then?

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Reread the above posts
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Old 06-11-2015 | 12:03 PM
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add some salt in the oil,forget about zinc,it taste bad.
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Old 06-11-2015 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by JRider
Reread the above posts
You mean re-read the above post

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Depends on how much blowby you have.....lol....I see many SC motors with major oil smoke coming out of the breathers.
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Poor OP unwittingly steps onto an OSO Tech forum landmine...
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Depends on how much blowby you have.....lol....I see many SC motors with major oil smoke coming out of the breathers.
Hey, easy now. Don't want to get the natives stirred up.
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