<VV> green oil

[Tony Underwood]

At 05:46 PM 7/14/2012, you wrote:
>Brad Penn is the same as the old Kendall oil and it is green. It id made in
>the same refinery.



They also specifically state that it is made from PA *grade* crude 
although the base oil is not from PA.  It does however have the high 
paraffin content.  The green tint is from the additives that Kendall 
(now BradPenn) added to improve scuff resistance.  Their website has 
lots of details.

The current Kendall GT1 oil (if indeed they still make it) is nothing 
like their old formula and is in fact nothing special.   The "green 
oil" is IMHO about the best street performance oil out there for 
older design performance engines.  Synthetics may have their tricks 
but the green stuff has a tried and true reputation.   I used it 
exclusively in a heavily tweaked 426 in my old Plymouth Satellite, 
ran the mortal hell out of it and buzzed it past 7200 rpm more than 
once (to valve float)and I never scuffed a bearing or galled a 
piston/cylinder or ate up a cam lobe/rocker/lifter.  The stuff just worked.

I remember how it cost about a buck for a quart... which was a bit 
expensive compared to the budget based motor oils at the time.  Sure 
wish it was that price today.


tony..