View Single Post
Old 07-25-2010, 09:50 PM   #64 (permalink)
WarmAndSCSI
A True Z Fanatic
 
WarmAndSCSI's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: SLC, UT
Posts: 1,671
Drives: '08 Evo X | '10 370Z
Rep Power: 18
WarmAndSCSI is a splendid one to beholdWarmAndSCSI is a splendid one to beholdWarmAndSCSI is a splendid one to beholdWarmAndSCSI is a splendid one to beholdWarmAndSCSI is a splendid one to beholdWarmAndSCSI is a splendid one to behold
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by tranceformer View Post
It is indeed a thick oil for a 30 weight oil. It was definitely heavier than the 5w30 castrol syntec I used before. The UOA looked good, I needed a thicker oil for the 90+ degree heat down here in south Florida.

and how the heck did you manage 30+ mpg??



I'd recommend it as well. I'm on my second fill of that oil, I just got the UOA of the first fill. 4200 miles of 75% highway / 25% city and dozens of passes at the drag strip and it was looking pretty good.

It could be the altitude or the car might just be a factory freak. Computer reported 31.8 mpg average after a ~90 mile leisurely highway canyon trip the other day. That was also with about 10-15 city miles thrown in there. That and the low oil consumption both let me know this engine is healthy.

Awesome on the oil analysis - ours should be really clean since the Z really doesn't see that much action being my wife's car. I think I can be confident leaving it in for 5000-6000 miles based on your usage and UOA.
__________________

'10 PW 370Z 7AT - wife's car - Project Raspberry Cheesecake
'08 Evo X - built motor+trans | BB-X @ 32 psi | CH3OH | self-built+tuned - ??? WHP
'01 Galant V6 - built motor | GT35R | self-built+tuned - 550+ WHP (retired)
WarmAndSCSI is offline