Originally Posted By: dparm
Originally Posted By: chevrofreak
I would think that a thin ester based oil would help. They've found that thinner oils create thicker oil films around pistons and an ester based oil would cling nicely and also aid in heat transfer. I would be tempted to try Red Line 0w-20 or 5w-20.
Problem is an oil that thin will not even come close to the required HTHS of 3.5+.
I believe RL 5W20 HTHS is 3.2 or 3.3. pretty close and I know their 5W30 would meet the HTHS requirement or even their 0W30 if you wanted to go this route. And unless your traveling at 155mph I think 3.2 would provide enough protection but this is of coarse my opinion. Not fact.
