Are synthetic oils and lubricants any quicker

[1320racer]

my knowledge and experience is NOT wasted and infact often sought by those that know me and race with me. It's only those few on internet forums, whos ego and thin skin won't allow them to open their eyes and ears to someone that just might be more knowledgeable and have more on track experience than them. Respect is a two way street and when I offer advice and another poster counters my advice on the premise they know better, or I can't possiblely know because I'm a dumb bracket racers and/or calls or infers me to be a liar, expect I will respond accordingly.

[buzzinhalfdozen]

OK last time I did not infer you are lying,I merely stated I found it "unbelievable". Folks claim to see bigfoot, loch ness moster and aliens too. I find their statements to be unbelievable, though I cannot personally disprove them, without actual proof I CHOSE to not believe them. Thankfully we still have that right.

[alejan1975]

I feel sorry for anyone that clicked on this thread hoping to learn if synthetic lubricants provided any performance gains

[randy wilson]

synthetic motor oil, in back to back tests are .03 quicker for us, but have no back to back tests on the ring gear.

[CFMCNC]

When we first started using synthetic oil in engines ,we determined that it was less likely to cause detonation compared to hydrocarbon -[Dinosaur} oils,So some of the engines that were marginal on oil control picked up more power than those with good oil control.Bill C.

[Nathan Stinson]

Originally Posted by buzzinhalfdozen

A call to any reputable company will confirm that running an aluminum spool decreases gear life, this is "fact and truth" you're 2 favorite things, heavy cars, above 2800 lbs. according to Mark Williams they DO NOT recommend aluminum spools....why?

I know this question is kind of off topic from the OP's question but I would like to get some more input on this item. I have ran aluminum spools for several years with no problems at 3000 lbs. I am assuming that the reason it is hard on gears with the heavier weight is that the spool can flex enough to change the contact pattern on the gear? I am changing combos this year and will now have to weigh 3400lbs and wondering if it would be better to switch back to a steel spool? What would be better gear life or accelerating the steel spool? How many runs before the gear starts to go away with the aluminum spool at that weight?

[1320racer]

Nathan, my car doesn't weigh 3400 lbs. but you can be certain there are numerous racers in several classes and venues that run an aluminum spool at/near that weight. That said, besides weight, power and more importantly how the car works will play into R&P life. If the car doesn't dead hook, rather spins then hooks, your R&P won't last long regardless of the material your spool is made from. All I can inform you of is my 1st hand experience with my 3144 lb car that 60 foots low 1.20 to high 1 teens that got north of 700 passes with an aluminum spooled MW Pro Stock 3rd member.

[Alex Denysenko]

Jeff for certain there is one synthetic gear oil that is faster that would be the Joe Gibbs Qualifier gear oil we swear by it and have track tested it back to back over Royal Purple 75w90 in all 4 of our cars the 3 stockers and my 65 SS car we carry it in stock

[Ed Wright]

Alex, do you run it all the time?

[Alex Denysenko]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Alex, do you run it all the time?

YES I do Ed in my black 65 SS car with an aluminum spool it eats a ring and pinion a year which we attribute to the inherent poor design of the chebbie 12 bolt and the really bad tooth ratio of the 6.14 gears my 6.20 9 inch gears would last 1500 runs easy but the chebbie is at least.005 quicker