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Old 01-31-2005 | 03:54 PM
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Hey guys, I was just wondering what type of oil you'd recommend. Since most of you have S/C's, I figured you all would know the best weight and brand. Thanx
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Old 01-31-2005 | 03:57 PM
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My new favorite is the German Castrol 0w30. Looks like green antifreeze...

It gets very good reviews by the oil guru's in the Internal section.
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Marc, please tell me u mean 10w30
Where can u get it?
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Nope, 0w30.

The 0 weight just helps at extreme-cold startup. The car guys compltely abuse this stuff all year round.

I get mine at AutoZone here in MA. Not sure if you guys have them down there too? They're a little tricky to find - you have to make sure they're the German made/imported ones, not the NJ made (?) ones.
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well, ok
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Old 01-31-2005 | 04:09 PM
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Mobil-1 10w30 or Redline 10w30.

I live in Texas, so no need for 5w or 0w
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Mobil 1 synthetic
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Mobil-1 10w30 for me. I have a superchargered 5.7LS1 truck.
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Originally Posted by marc_w
My new favorite is the German Castrol 0w30. Looks like green antifreeze...

It gets very good reviews by the oil guru's in the Internal section.
This is what I wanted to go with (5W30 actually), but I can never find the "Made in Germany" bottles. Think the ones I've seen have something like Made in USA with foreign and domestic products. Thanks for the attachment, but I can't make out the fine print.

As per Patman and the other oil gurus here, I'm running Mobil 1 OW40. Redline 10W30 is also the other top performer for the LSX engines, but it's about another $3 a Qt.
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