This is off of BITOG
https://bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ub...pics/4507312/1
and here is the findings, its a good read

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6l...c1MWRrVFE/view

I was surprised by the Lucas oil, looks very good to me, the Castrol GTX was very weak-disappointing.

ROD

 

Nice find!

I suppose we shouldn't be surprised that some of these 'boutique' oil brands spend a lot more on marketing than on the product itself.

 

This seems less than relevant to our cars. It was a test focused on classic muscle cars, with their torquey, low revving, low tech motors, with comparatively large clearances, iron blocks and cylinders. Its difficult to imagine an application that runs on the same fuels more different than our engines.

 

Low revving, you've got to be kidding. My '70 350 SBC redlined at 7800 rpm, thats only a couple hundred lower than my'06 S. There were many Fords, Chevy's and even some Mopar's that had higher redlines than my dragster. I still pick my oil based on how much detergent agents, TBN and most important for me is anti-wear additves an oil has. Anti-wear(or friction modifiers as some call them) work on all moving parts of an engine, if it keeps old school rocker arms with high valve spring pressure protected it also protects the cam's in my S but more importantly it will protect my piston's and cylinder walls from scoring.

I know what is in the oil before I put it in my S or even my motorhome, I don't want to have to replace an engine in either of them. This is just more information for people to take in so they can make an informed decision and no I don't use any oil that txchief tested. But I may look into the Lucas oil, very good anti-wear Moly, Zinc and Phos plus a strong detergent package. I will also get a VOA before I pour it into anything I own to make sure its the same as what txchief posted on BITOG.

ROD

 

Did you read the report? At the least it showed how different labs analyzed the oil they were sent which is useful whether needing analysis on oil from a s2K, airplane, or boat engine.,

 

My biggest issue with BITOG is the other end of the spectrum, where Blackstone Labs basically says all oil is basically the same in terms of what they see in protecting an engine.

 

A rare exception a trend does not make. That a few unique muscle car motors were revtastic does not mean most were. Certainly most were low rev torque masters.

So a test focused on oil for 'muscle car motors' wouldn't be for those few exceptional exceptions, but for the group as a whole.

 

Its funny, while intellectually I honestly believe the brand of oil I buy doesn't amount to a hill of beans as far as engine longevity and performance, I still buy Amsoil. Go figure.

 

Cheap insurance hahahaha. I run amsoil too and have never had any problems with their products. I figure a slightly more expensive oil change is better than a replacement f20c any day.