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Old 07-29-2020, 07:37 PM   #23
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Default Re: New to the Flathead game and need advice

I have been told that oil with any oil with "40" is the same deal. In fact, a noted YBlock engine builder uses Valvoline conventional 10-30 and 10-40 in all his engine builds as they have enough zinc.



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Originally Posted by tubman View Post
Just for information's sake, any oil with "50" as the last number of the weight has sufficient zinc for just about any need. For that reason, I run Mobil-1 10/50 in the hemi in my race car with an Engle roller cam.
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