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Old 02-06-2004, 06:44 PM
yhliem yhliem is offline
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Originally posted by Jackd
Don't bring in the arguement that jet engine/aircrafts only use synthetic to support their use in a regular road car. These are two totally different applications, totally different engines with totally different engine oil.
Agreed.

Quote:
Originally posted by Jackd
The race car arguement is not valid neither. The type of oil a race car uses (Nascar, CART, F1 and others) is only an indication of which sponsor pays the most. There again, they are totally different applications.
Once again, agreed. And thank-you supporting my statement to the same effect

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Originally posted by Jackd
Again. synthetic oils are very good oils but, again, for normal street going production cars run in normal conditions, there is no financial/mecanical/longevity benefit to be derived.
Precisely my point.
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