What engine oil to use.

[moelk]

Is valvoline vr1 20w-50w a good choise?

It for a weekend driven car, not a race car.

[Patcon]

That's a pretty heavy oil. In your part of the world I would think you would want something a whole lot lighter

[moelk]

The 10w-50w would maybe be a better choise?

[siteunseen]

I use VR-1 10w-30 year round.  They stay in a garage though, so no cold starts.  My $.02 cents.

On my rebuilt motor I'm about to fire up for the first time, 20 minutes, my machinist has talked me into Shell Rotella Triple Protection 10w-30 ($13.99 a gallon).  It has 1,200 ppm of zinc, same as VR-1 according to what I've read but the overall additives are better in the VR-1.  So after break in I'm going with VR-1.

Schneider will send you a small tub of past for the cam's lobes and a pint of zinc additive for the oil, for the initial run in.  I think they recommend 20 minutes too, can't remember right off but it's in the instruction you'll get with your regrind.

I sent them a "Japan" stamped cam out of one of my Z heads, made a small mark so I'd know if they used it when I got it back.  They didn't.  I called and asked, he said they have them ready to go and mine will be used as a core for someone else's regrind.  Maybe yours!  

here's what I got, http://schneidercams.com/270-80_FL6.aspx

MSA calls it a stage 3.  They sent .190 lash pads.  Can't wait to put it all together but I'm going to use the stock head for break in then do the switch later this summer.

Cliff

[moelk]

Ill look for a mark on it ; )

I got 190 lashpads aswell, my friend got 175 for the same cam, he bought it 3 weeks before me?

my engine will probobly be ready to start in 2-3 weeks.

Its going to be fantastic...i hope ; )

thanks for the info

[moelk]

Looks like I only can buy valvoline vr1 20-50 or 5-50 or 10-60 here in Sweden.

[siteunseen]

21 minutes ago, moelk said:

Ill look for a mark on it ; )

I got 190 lashpads aswell, my friend got 175 for the same cam, he bought it 3 weeks before me?

my engine will probobly be ready to start in 2-3 weeks.

Its going to be fantastic...i hope ; )

thanks for the info

Did he list a different head than you?  I put an "E" head on my information form, E31.  Maybe your friend put an "N" head on his? or maybe a "P"?  I think the valve length is different for the early heads.

[moelk]

Correct, he did put a p79 in his

order. But he called to check. They said that they always send 175 pads but that they were out of stock and they didn't know when they would have them available.

Sounds a bit strange to me.

[siteunseen]

41 minutes ago, moelk said:

Correct, he did put a p79 in his

order. But he called to check. They said that they always send 175 pads but that they were out of stock and they didn't know when they would have them available.

Sounds a bit strange to me.

You've got my curiosity up now. Which head do you have?

And are saying they normally send .175s or .190s? I'm thinking it depends on the head but I could be wrong.

Thanks for any info.

 

[moelk]

I have the E88 head, shaved .040

shimed towers. 

I also think that it depends on your head but not sure. 

But thats what they said regarding the stage 3, that they send 175.

My friend used a N42 instead of his P79 and the 175 Pads were a bit on the small side.

So i hope my 190 will be perfect but i dont know untill next week when i get my head back from the shop.

http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/classic12e04/10-2041

Edited March 13, 2016 by moelk

[Patcon]

I would run the 5-50. Still reasonably pourable at low temperatures but still has lots of protection when it warms up...I would have no concerns about running that here in the Southern US and our avg temperatures are much higher than yours

[gundee]

13 hours ago, siteunseen said:

You've got my curiosity up now. Which head do you have?

And are saying they normally send .175s or .190s? I'm thinking it depends on the head but I could be wrong.

Thanks for any info.

 

Yes they have been out of the .175 for a long time now. I recall reading somewhere that .170 and .180 were commonly used.

I suspect he had these .175's made up special to cover both sizes. I was wondering what size MSA was shipping now.

Schneider is grinding my cam and I have a set of .170 and a set of .180.  If it needs .190 I will just have to buy some more.