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Offline Stewart G Griffin

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OIL 101:
« on: May 20, 2008, 02:39:45 pm »
First off, what weight oil should stock/near-stock SBC's run?
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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: OIL 101:
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2008, 03:42:32 pm »
It depends on temperature and usage along with mileage.

10w30 is fine all year round for most climates.
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Re: OIL 101:
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2008, 10:39:35 pm »
yep
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Offline 78 Chevyrado

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Re: OIL 101:
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2008, 10:47:55 pm »
10w-30 works all-around.  if your oil guage reads lower than you like, 10w-40 can bump it up a bit.
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