Re: Synthetic oil information needed

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com>]

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From: rlhowell@ix.netcom.com at SMTPGATE
Date: 1/13/97 3:22PM
To: Toby Erkson at HFCCM5
Subject: Re: Synthetic oil information needed
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FYI.  I sent this off directly to Red Line last week and here is the whole reply
from Roy Howell <rlhowell@ix.netcom.com>.

     Toby Erkson
     air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L modified to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L

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Subject: Re: Synthetic oil information needed
Author:  rlhowell@ix.netcom.com at SMTPGATE
Date:    1/13/97 3:22 PM


>Redline,
>Could you please send me detailed information on the heat
>absorption/dissipation
>properties of synthetic motor oil, especially when compared to similar
>conventional oils?  This has become a heated debate amongst the air cooled
>Volkswagen group I belong to.
...

Dear Toby:

Red Line Synthetic lubricants provide improved heat transfer compared to
conventional petroleum lubricants. A relative estimate of the ability of a
lubricant to transfer heat from a metal surface can be provided by the GM
Quenchometer Test. In this test a chromized nickel ball is heated to 1625
deg F and cooled in the test oil to a temperature of 670 deg F. The period
of time required to extract 955 deg F from this metal ball is referred to
as the "Quench Time". A petroleum 20W50 lubricant was 21.6 seconds, Red
Line 20W50 Motor Oil was 19.6 seconds (10% improvement) and Red Line 50Wt
Race Oil was 18.6 Seconds (14% Improvement).Synthetics can improve heat
transfer characteristics.