Are synthetic oils and lubricants any quicker

Dwight Southerland · 01-13-2014, 01:43 PM

Ed -
I'm not sure it's much of an issue in a 12 bolt drag car. Circle track cars try to control the inertia that wants to move the lube to the right rear axle tube.

Ed Wright · 01-13-2014, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Ed -
I'm not sure it's much of an issue in a 12 bolt drag car. Circle track cars try to control the inertia that wants to move the lube to the right rear axle tube.

Jimmy said the 9" Ford rear does it on the bench. My MPH going up immediately after adding lube (and that/this gear set not wearing) made me think he was correct. If Jimmy told me a pizz-ant could pull a freight train I would start trying to figure out how to hook that little sucker up. :-)

Alan Roehrich · 01-13-2014, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Jimmy said the 9" Ford rear does it on the bench. My MPH going up immediately after adding lube (and that/this gear set not wearing) made me think he was correct. If Jimmy told me a pizz-ant could pull a freight train I would start trying to figure out how to hook that little sucker up. :-)

Jimmy told me this several times, and I'm pretty sure he is correct. I wish I had tried it before we had that 5.00 gear in the 12 bolt go away. Jimmy said it does affect the 12 bolt as well. He also said to use API GL-6 lube. I tend to listen to Jimmy, I've known him since about 1980 or so, and every time I've ignored his advice, it has cost me, one way or another.

Ed Wright · 01-13-2014, 06:48 PM

Thanks Alan.

69Cobra · 01-13-2014, 08:17 PM

Question. If you put seals or baffles in the tubes to keep the lube at the gear do you need to worry about axle bearings?

Ed Wright · 01-13-2014, 08:25 PM

If your axle bearings are sealed, I wouldn't know why.

69Cobra · 01-13-2014, 09:03 PM

been a long day lol.

01-13-2014, 01:43 PM	#1
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,001 Likes: 64 Liked 779 Times in 193 Posts	Re: Are synthetic oils and lubricants any quicker Ed - I'm not sure it's much of an issue in a 12 bolt drag car. Circle track cars try to control the inertia that wants to move the lube to the right rear axle tube.

01-13-2014, 06:48 PM	#4
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Are synthetic oils and lubricants any quicker Thanks Alan. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

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69Cobra Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: California, Ky Posts: 669 Likes: 61 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Are synthetic oils and lubricants any quicker Question. If you put seals or baffles in the tubes to keep the lube at the gear do you need to worry about axle bearings? __________________ Kris Rachford 69 Cobra 428CJ 4 Speed C/S 3032

01-13-2014, 08:25 PM	#6
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Are synthetic oils and lubricants any quicker If your axle bearings are sealed, I wouldn't know why. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

01-13-2014, 09:03 PM	#7
69Cobra Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: California, Ky Posts: 669 Likes: 61 Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Are synthetic oils and lubricants any quicker been a long day lol. __________________ Kris Rachford 69 Cobra 428CJ 4 Speed C/S 3032