Power Change From Oil

[DAM18T]

Race oils aint all that good in every day start/stop driving.

You might want to check your oil quality alot more regularly, these oils are great but if you are using them for a race meeting maybe two, they perform great in those conditions but as I say 'most' do not do well in every day situations. Especially listen out for any engine rattles, I know people that swore by them when they put them in and then a week or two later started to hear engine knocks and rattles.

Remember race cars/bikes are almost never under 4500 rpm and that is where these oils are designed to work.

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A bit of info;

EXS is an off the shelf oil for road bikes, but is from the higher performance end and is more expensive ($98.95 x 4L).

I also work closely with Belray and trust their judgment after seeing some of the equipment they supply lubricants to.

Belray are big in the mining industry, where if they provide a substandard product they could cost a company millions in lost time of that equipment shutting down.

Not that I would run this long, but I've been told, and believe that I could run this oil up to 30000km and it would more than likely come out looking better than some of the other more expensive car oils on the market.....

Your comment on bikes/race motors running at constant higher rpm is true but that kinda proves that the oil will be doing the job easier as it under less pressure.

Temperatures are the same so the oil properties are the same too....

I'll definately be keeping an ear out for noises though...

Edited 23/10/06 12:56 PM by DAM18T

[DAM18T]

One thing I did think I'd have to watch is whether the old girl starts to eat up any of the oil being 0W-40.....