to all that have been pming me.

i was hoping to have something up this weekend. it might not happen.. house flooded on thur am..

it is a lot worse than expected. i will try to get something up sun. or monday..

beers

 

what is worse?
OD

 

Wow. I'm really sorry to hear that. I hope your insurance takes care of you.

Do you need anything?

 

went from a simple suck and dry to new flooring for the whole house. i am sooooooo tired of hearing loud fans running.... typing on a laptop hooked to my phone for internet, headphones on to hear the tv..

it is like camping with a big screen tv.

most worse would be i dont make the track weekend.

beers

 

a billion bucks! you get it and i will split with you. and thanks for the concern.

it is covered, it is just a pia, and i needed this weekend to get my car ready for next weekend..

now back to your regular premix antics.

beers

 

AHheck just come on up and we will prep your car for ya at the track!
OD

 

it might come to that. have lost use of the garage.. good news is i will be at the track. the major hurdle i had to jump i got done last night..

btw, i am bribing ta to get him to come.. might be doing brakes at the track on friday..


beers

 

Here is what everybody want to know: how often to dump premix into the gas fill port.

Of course, driving away from the gas pump with premix junk freshly added is the smoothest time. After that, it just goes downhill. Maybe it gets used up or degraded.

Perhaps every 50 miles, add some more premix junk?

 

Huh? Don't most people premix every fill up? Are you asking if people add additional premix throughout the span of that tank of gas? I don't, but interesting question.

 

1/2 oz per gallon when I fill up. If you add more in between you are increasing the ratio and could start to foul your plugs or lower your octane if it gets too high. that being said I think it's okay to go up to 1oz per gallon if you're going to be driving hard all day like at the track.

 

I had a thought the other day. Why can we not simply add 2-cycle to our crankcases when using synthetic oil?

 

/\ you are kidding ............. right ?

 

lolz

 

I apologize. I did do some searches before my original post; I just didn't think enough. If we believe that the OMP does an inadequate job at best, and that 4-cycle oil is a compromise for lubricating the seals...that's why we use 2-cycle and put it in the gas tank. Right? Any advantage to also putting some in the crankcase when running syn oil?
Thanks.

 

2 cycle oil is meant to burn. If you want the OMP to be using 2 cycle, get a Sohn adapter. But don't put 2-cycle in your crankcase. You need 4 cycle oil to lube the crank case. 2 cycle oil is meant to be burned, not meant to be subjected to high heat for long periods and solely lubricate.

At least that's my take on the situation.

 

Thanks.

 

you always wonder about that omp???!!!
OD

 

ok well since i just got my car and it has a brand new engine im going to start pre-mixing right off the bat. I have been reading alot and just want to make sure i got this right. I DD this car and enjoy running it in the upper revs so what is the best pre-mix i could go with. I have looked on that FP site and im not sure which i need. The regular FP or the FP60? and i have also read some just use the Idemitsu stuff. I would like to just add one type of premix every tank and not worry about it.

Thanks

 

There are 2 main reasons for adding premix: lubrication and cleaning.

FP Plus for gasoline by Lube Control is a favorite for cleaning and Idemitsu is a favorite for lubrication and these two are commonly mixed. That's what I do. You could use either one alone--FP Plus does have some lubricating properties and Idemitsu has some cleaning properties. But enough?

For those who want both lubrication and cleaning from a single premix, Marvel Mystery Oil (MMO) is fairly popular. A few think it is snake oil in part because of the hoaky name and but some real experts are not afraid of the silly name and have analyzed the ingredients and are quite satisfied. It's also relatively cheap and easy to find locally.

 

alright so how much Marvel Mystery oil should i add? Like i said this is my DD and i like to drive it spirited. And is this something i can buy at say autozone?

 

You could go up to 1/2 oz per gallon I believe. I keep it lower than that. I add about 5 oz of premix per an approximate 12-13 gallon fillup.

 

i looked and couldnt find it at autozone today so hmmm.

 

Anything TCW-3 certified (on the label) is fine to use. No magic mystery 2-stroke oil is honestly necessary. Been doing it for 10 years. 3/4oz to 1gal of fuel is fine for normal driving or even as low as 1/2oz if you don't do any hard driving at all. 1oz per 1gal fuel is optimal for race day, dyno day, auto-x day, or beat the crap out of the car down the highway day.

B

 

I went to my local Pep Boys today and found some Lucas Oil 2 cycle semi-synthetic (Low Ash). Has anyone tried it yet? I know Lucas oil is well known but I haven't heard anyone who's tried their 2 cycle. I also found RP's 2 cycle on their shelf. Any feedback will be appreciated.

 

If it's TCW-3 certified (and I don't recall if it is), then give it a go. Make sure it's not the Engine Oil Stabilizer aka mucous.

B