Video: PennGrade Motor Oil and Aftermarket Additives
Lubricants are a precise balance of base oils and additives that work in a synergistic fashion. Ken Tyger of PennGrade1 High Performance talks about how detrimental aftermarket additives can be to the performance of your oil. For more information: www.penngrade.com
Hot Shot’s Secret Gray Diamond Euro Engine Oil
Hot Shot’s Secret Euro Engine Oil is 100% synthetic and meets or exceeds European oil specs. It’s available in 5W-30 and 5W-40 viscosities.
AMSOIL V-Twin Oil Change Kits
AMSOIL Synthetic V-Twin Motorcycle Oil provides excellent protection for powerful, hot-running V-twin motorcycles.
Street Vs. Race Oil
With all of the different motor oils on the market for every conceivable engine type and configuration, how does one possibly make sense of it all and choose a product that produces the desired results?
Oil Starvation
“The cornerstone of any lubrication system is the engine’s demand for oil,” says Mike Osterhaus, VP Aftermarket Products, Melling Engine Parts. He explains that the engine’s highest specific rate of demand (gallons per engine revolution) is at hot idle.
Break-In Oils
A proper break-in oil is formulated from the ground up to be a break-in oil. Many of the surface-active chemistries that would be in a regular race oil are reduced or removed in a break-in oil.
API Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System Updated
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has issued an updated standard that governs how engine oil marketers certify that gasoline and diesel engine oils meet API’s stringent engine oil performance standards.
Is Your Tired Oil Causing Issues?
Speediagnostix now offers a quick, simple, inexpensive way to
diagnose the fluid in your engine that keeps it alive.
API Warns Consumers of False API Certifications on Oils
API is now posting oils displaying the API engine oil certification marks without authorization on its website.
Champion Pro-Series Racing Karting Oil
Champion has announced a new full-synthetic 4-stroke 0W-20 racing motor oil for Professional Series Karting, now available in gallons.
Pennzoil Platinum 0W-16 Full Synthetic Oil with PurePlus Technology
Pennzoil has developed the next generation of motor oil, Pennzoil Platinum SAE 0W-16 Full Synthetic Motor Oil with PurePlus Technology, to respond to the continuous focus on increasing fuel economy and reducing emissions.
Engine Builder Oil Survey
Oil is the lifeblood of any engine. As such, we want to know as much about it as possible, and that includes understanding how all you engine builders utilize it. Help us out by taking 2 minutes to answer these 8 questions, which will shape future editorial content for our print publication.