Re: Additives: what works what doesn't?
Any oil that doesn't say "Energy Conserving" has Zinc and Phosphate in it. Rotella Shell is great as far as that goes.
Lucas oil stabilzer is good if you have a worn out engine, if not, you don' t need it.
I've used Seafoam, wasn't really that impressed with it. Didn't seem to really do anything.
To clean your engine, good, put one quart of transmission fluid into your oil and run it until it gets up to operating temp and a little longer.
Then drain it AND the pan for best results, because all the crud goes right to the pan and guess who else hangs out there, your pick-up. Unless you can get the rest of the remnants of old seals etc out through the drain plug, I never could
I've heard of people putting Acetone in small concentrations, maybe 6-8 ounces, into their gas tank. I've tried it on my old cop car and picked up about 1-2 mpg out of it. Some people say it destroys your fuel system, I personally don't think 8 ounces into 12-15 gallons of gas will hurt anything.
Marvel Mystery oil too for your gas keeps it clean.
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'69 Dodge Charger R/T 440, 727, 3.55 Sure Grip
'68 Plymouth Road Runner 383, 727, 3.23 Sure Grip
'89 Dodge Diplomat ex cop car 408, 727, 3.55 Sure Grip
'77 Dodge Monaco ex cop car 440, 727, 2.71
'79 Dodge 'Lil Red Express pickup 360, 727, 3.55 Sure Grip
'12 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392, M6, 3.92
'85 Chevrolet C-10 SWB 2wd 305, TH350, 2.73
Last edited by 85Bowtie; 04-13-2009 at 09:05 AM.
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