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Old 04-05-2003, 12:04 PM
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Car: 89 Iroc-Z
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Oil Type??

i am wondering what the best kind of oil for performance is...i'm using full sythetic, and would like to keep it that way..right now it has 10w-40 in it...i was thinking of bumping it up to 20w-50 here soon...would that be a good idea or no..if no, what should i put in there in stead (84 z-28 111k miles)
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Just my opinion, but if you are maintaing adequate pressure at elevated temperatures with the 10W40, there should be no need to increase the viscosity. It may only cause a waste of pumping power. If you want to try an intermediate range, Mobil 1 has 15W50.
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