Looking into 2 cycle oils and have a couple of questions.
When comparing two random oils such as
Maxima Castor 927 and Amsoil Interceptor, obvioiy one is a castor based oil, and the other is a synthetic. People will argue for hours over castor vs synthetic, but I was wondering about flash points. The Castor oil is listed at 420°, the Amsoil at 183°. Someone on a a powersport forum mentioned that with an oil with a low flash point, under 200° actually will burn cleaner since the oil flashes with less temp, however at the same time that oil is getting burnt off instead of lubricating the engine. Also noted that it is not uncommon for an a/c 2 cycle to reach high temps in the bottom end where the oil is supposed to be lubricating crank and rod bearings.
Whether this is true or not, I have no idea. I've noticed that the Interceptor seems to be targeted heavily toward snowmobiles, although they also recommend it for motorycles, atv's, etc. Dominator more towards "race" engines and dirt bikes.
Going by flash theory, is a castor oil going to be significantly better in terns of protection than a synthetic?
The scooter I am working on now is a modified big bore, air cooled engine which should turn in the 10-12k range once tuned with the proper pipe etc. Cylinder head temps generally see ~400° .
So what is the best way to go? Is the Interceptor a no-no? Suggest Dominator? Only down side is that it doesn't have any corossion fighters in it. Or simply run a Castor based oil such as the Maxima or Klotz and just deal with the smoke, messy oil residue, and overall dirtiness of the Castor based oil.
Would there be any point in doing some think like mixing 20% castor to the Interceptor synthetic?
2 cycle decisions are even tougher than automotive oil choices lol
When comparing two random oils such as
Maxima Castor 927 and Amsoil Interceptor, obvioiy one is a castor based oil, and the other is a synthetic. People will argue for hours over castor vs synthetic, but I was wondering about flash points. The Castor oil is listed at 420°, the Amsoil at 183°. Someone on a a powersport forum mentioned that with an oil with a low flash point, under 200° actually will burn cleaner since the oil flashes with less temp, however at the same time that oil is getting burnt off instead of lubricating the engine. Also noted that it is not uncommon for an a/c 2 cycle to reach high temps in the bottom end where the oil is supposed to be lubricating crank and rod bearings.
Whether this is true or not, I have no idea. I've noticed that the Interceptor seems to be targeted heavily toward snowmobiles, although they also recommend it for motorycles, atv's, etc. Dominator more towards "race" engines and dirt bikes.
Going by flash theory, is a castor oil going to be significantly better in terns of protection than a synthetic?
The scooter I am working on now is a modified big bore, air cooled engine which should turn in the 10-12k range once tuned with the proper pipe etc. Cylinder head temps generally see ~400° .
So what is the best way to go? Is the Interceptor a no-no? Suggest Dominator? Only down side is that it doesn't have any corossion fighters in it. Or simply run a Castor based oil such as the Maxima or Klotz and just deal with the smoke, messy oil residue, and overall dirtiness of the Castor based oil.
Would there be any point in doing some think like mixing 20% castor to the Interceptor synthetic?
2 cycle decisions are even tougher than automotive oil choices lol
